A 23-year-old tradie is accused of scamming $275,000 from Victorian families, including AFL champion James Hird.
Mark Burton was granted bail on Tuesday in the Victorian Supreme Court after being charged in July 2022 with 11 counts of dishonestly obtaining property by deception and one count of dealing with proceeds of crime.
The British national had been arrested at Melbourne airport trying to board a plane to England on July 31, 2022.
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Mr Burton, who was in Australia on a bridging visa with his wife and two children, set up Top Rated Roofing in the Melbourne area in April 2022, the court heard.
The Office of Public Prosecutions alleges Mr Burton responded to clients calling his business looking for roof repairs.
The court was told in one instance a complainant had called Mr Burton to…
