Ferrari feud embroils millionaire businessman and ex-migration agent
“His journey, spanning over two decades, showcases a remarkable trajectory from a competitive boxer to a business innovator, and ultimately, a connoisseur of luxury,” Deicke’s website states.
Deicke, who also uses the names David Becks and David Ellis, made his fortune from a string of smash repair businesses, before moving into property development, luxury car hire and hospitality.
Jack Ta claims he was never fully paid over a Ferrari sale.
Lawyer Johnnie Le from JLE Lawyers, who is acting on behalf of Ta, did not respond to several phone calls, or an SMS.
In January 2023, Ta had his registration to act as a migration agent cancelled for five years, after it was revealed by this masthead and 60 Minutes that one of his companies had been used by more than a dozen drug offenders to remain in Australia on bogus asylum seeker claims.
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A statement by the Department of Home Affairs found Ta had acted with a blatant disregard to migration laws, made misleading and deceptive statements and deliberately concealed his involvement in a significant number of visa applications.
Ta had previously boasted on social media about his links to the former Morrison government, including photographs with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, when he was home affairs minister.
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