'Not very sophisticated': Ringleader of Courgette laundering jailed He laundered more than $500k through the hatted restaurant. The Canberra Times · Apr 22, 2024
Top Canberra chef dishes up remorse after prison stint With 'Chopper Read' in the kitchen, Courgette business increased. The Canberra Times · Oct 23, 2023
Top restaurant in administration, but it's 'business as usual' after owner jailed An administrator has been appointed because of taxation issues. The Canberra Times · Apr 26, 2023
Former Courgette chef James Mussillon jailed for money laundering and perjury James Mussillon, who owned Courgette Restaurant, is sentenced to three years and 11 months in jail for money laundering and perjury. ABC News · Apr 11, 2023
Celebrated chef back behind bars as judge slams 'brazen, enthusiastic' lies The future of his acclaimed Civic restaurant is unclear after he was sent back to jail. The Canberra Times · Apr 11, 2023
Former Courgette chef James Mussillon described as 'socially incompetent' in money laundering case The former operator of Canberra's Courgette Restaurant had high-functioning autism, but his condition led to a naivety and a reduced ability to determine the motives of other people, a court hears. ABC News · Mar 29, 2023
'Caught up in a criminal web': Chef's money laundering blamed on 'social incompetence' James Mussillon laundered $361,941 in dirty cash by paying a drug dealer fake wages. The Canberra Times · Mar 29, 2023
Alleged drug dealer to fight trafficking, money laundering charges at trial The Holt man allegedly used one of Canberra's most exclusive restaurants to clean dirty cash. The Canberra Times · Aug 25, 2022
Restaurateur admits dealing with proceeds of crime after cops seize $153k in cash The co-owner of Dickson eatery The Scholar had the money inside vacuum-sealed bags in a wardrobe at his house. The Canberra Times · Jul 14, 2022
Canberra chef and former owner of Courgette Restaurant James Mussillon pleads guilty to perjury and money laundering James Mussillon pleads guilty to a number of offences committed while the operator of renowned Canberra restaurant Courgette Restaurant. ABC News · Mar 24, 2022