Melbourne accountant who stole more than $2m from Gotye and other musicians jailed

Damien Luscombe, 38, sentenced to six years’ imprisonment over 239 fraudulent transactions

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An accountant who stole more than $2m from some of Australia’s most well-known musicians and restaurateurs has been jailed for six years.

Damien Luscombe, 38, was a partner and business manager at accounting firm White Sky when he began transferring money – that should have gone to his client’s bank accounts – into his own, the county court in Melbourne heard.

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