Fugitive developer's daughter tells Sydney court father coerced her into faking $150M Westpac loan documents

Ashlyn Nassif pleaded guilty in June to providing false information to secure a $150m Westpac construction loan for three Sydney apartment towers. In court on September 7, 2026, her lawyer argued fugitive father Jean Nassif pressured her, citing a decade of coercive control. Jean Nassif fled to Lebanon in 2022; 57 Toplace companies are in administration with $1.882bn in creditor claims.