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The husband of Melissa Caddick claims he is entitled to a share in millions of dollars worth of property, jewellery, artworks and cars owned by the missing Sydney fraudster, according to a court document. Court proceedings initiated by the corporate watchdog in November 2020 remain underway against the Ponzi scheme mastermind and her company Maliver Pty Ltd in a bid to return money to duped investors. Ms Caddick is thought likely to be dead after the remains of her foot washed up on a NSW beach last year, following her disappearance the day after ASIC raided her Dover Heights home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. On Tuesday, her husband Anthony Koletti filed a concise statement in the Federal Court as an interested party, claiming entitlement over matrimonial property including two multi-million dollar homes, $2 million of jewellery and clothes, $7 million of shares and proceeds from $360,000 of sold-off cars. Mr Koletti also sought an order that “personal property” including five John Olsen paintings, a Gucci wedding dress, a Louis Vuitton watch, and several items of white-gold jewellery be delivered to him for his “exclusive use”. Also under demand were a $33,960 diamond ring set by Sydney fine jewellery designer Canturi and Mr Koletti’s wedding band, valued at $26,500. Mr Koletti’s claim was based, according to the document, on his “financial and non-financial contributions” to the marriage since he tied the knot with Ms Caddick in December 2013. Among the…
