Former art dealer found
A former multimillionaire art dealer accused of defrauding clients of more than $30 million has been found working as a taxi driver on the Peninsula.
After declaring bankruptcy almost 10 months ago, Mr Ron Cole disappeared from public view until reporters from the Sydney Morning Herald found him filling up his taxi at a petrol station in Woy Woy on October 22.
Mr Cole attempted to run after realising he was being photographed by media, according to a news article by Sydney Morning Herald journalists Mr Steve Barrett and Mr Les Kennedy.
"He attempted to run but changed his mind, stopping to declare he, too, was a victim in the extraordinary saga that has rocked the Australian art world," the article stated.
Website, 24 Oct 2009
Steve Barrett and Les Kennedy, Sydney Morning Herald