Cancer fraudster Belle Gibson's home raided by authorities
Cancer conwoman Belle Gibson's home has been raided by authorities over half a million dollars worth of unpaid fines.
Victoria's Sheriff's office executed a "seizure and sale" warrant on Gibson's Northcote property in Melbourne's inner north on Friday.
The founder of Whole Pantry was hit with a $410,000 fine in 2017 after being found guilty of five breaches of consumer law.
Gibson sold thousands of copies of her cookbook and wellness app off the back of faking brain cancer and claiming she was cured by natural remedies and healthy living.
The 29-year-old now owes over $500,000 in fines, penalties and interest for fraudulent activities.
It's believed the items taken from Gibson's property will later be sold in an effort to obtain part of the outstanding fine.
A Consumer Affairs Victoria spokeswoman confirmed the raid.
“Ms Gibson owes the Victorian public a substantial debt and Consumer Affairs Victoria will continue to pursue repayment,” she said.
“A warrant of seizure and sale on Ms Gibson was executed today by Sheriff’s officers at an address in Northcote.”
The Federal Court in Australia found the mum-of-one engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct after she claimed to have been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2009, only had four months to live and had rejected conventional treatments and chosen to heal herself naturally.
The court also found she had lied about donating proceeds from sales of her book and the app The Whole Pantry to charities or good causes.
Gibson’s Northcote home had previously been raided by sheriffs in January 2020 to try to recoup some of her unpaid debt.
She sold more than 300,000 copies of her book before the deceit of her fake cancer story emerged in 2015.