Court documents allege ex-boxer ran illicit tobacco stores
Court documents allege that former champion boxer Khalid Baker ran illicit tobacco stores with a member of a prominent organised crime family. Baker, who was released in 2018 after serving time for murder, has fought to clear his name. The allegations have not been presented as proven findings.
Former champion boxer Khalid Baker is alleged to have become a key figure in tobacco-related organised crime, ABC News Australia reports. Court documents allege that Baker ran illicit tobacco stores with a member of one of Australia’s most prominent organised crime families. The supplied material does not identify that alleged associate or describe the stores’ locations.
Baker has fought to clear his name since being released in 2018 after being jailed for murder. The available information does not explain the conviction, the grounds of his efforts or the outcome of any appeal. The claims about the tobacco stores are allegations contained in court documents, not established findings in the supplied material.
No response from Baker, prosecutors or the alleged crime-family member is included.
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