On 24 October 2017, Mr Ricky David Gillespie pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court to one rolled-up charge alleging the forgery of 33 documents.
It is alleged Mr Gillespie forged the signatures of clients on documents including applications for financial products and a series of internal CFPL documents, and that the purpose of the forgeries was to meet the requirements of the Commonwealth Bank's internal audit process.