Peter Mickleberg

Date of Incident: 22-6-1982

Date of Conviction:

Exoneration Date: 2-7-2004

Charge: Theft

Conviction: Theft

Sentence: 14 years

Sentence Served: 6 years

Contributing Causes: Police misconduct

Compensation: Yes

Peter MICKLEBERG

After more than 20 years of maintaining their innocence, the brothers convicted of the Perth Mint swindle had their convictions overturned in 2004

Ray and Peter Mickelberg's appeal against their conviction for the 1982 theft of $653,000 in gold bullion from the Perth mint was upheld in the West Australian Supreme Court of Criminal Appeal after eight attempts at appeal.

Ray Mickelberg served eight years of a 20-year sentence for the swindle, while Peter served six years of a 14-year term.

The third Mickelberg brother, Brian, whose conviction was overturned after nine months behind bars, died in a light aircraft crash in 1986.

A former police officer, Lewandowski has admitted that he and another detective lied and faked evidence during the trial and had fabricated confessions from the brothers. He had also admitted that Peter Mickelberg was stripped naked and beaten by interviewing officers during the investigation.

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