Adrian Campbell’s disclosed fraud history, Kinnara’s money trail and links to the $23 million GIM Trading collapse now face renewed scrutiny
By Singapore News Desk
24 August 2026
A Federal Court attempt to keep explosive allegations about the Marina Bay City project in Lombok out of public view has suffered a major setback, with the Court discharging interim injunctions against Australian entrepreneur Jamie McIntyre and awarding him 80% indemnity costs for the relevant interlocutory proceedings.
The decision means a 52-minute investor update and nine previously removed articles concerning Adrian Campbell, Kinnara-linked entities and millions of dollars in investor funds may be republished.
The restraints had been in place since May, preventing the public circulation of material raising serious questions about money collected from Marina Bay City investors and how much ultimately reached the Indonesian project developer.
Those questions are now firmly back in the public arena.
Justice Derrington discharged the interim restraints on 20 August 2026. The orders had originally been imposed on 21 May and extended on 30 June.
In addition to lifting the restraints, the Court ordered that Mr McIntyre receive 80% of his costs for the relevant interlocutory steps on an indemnity basis, with leave to have those costs taxed immediately.
The injunctions had forced the removal of a video titled “Investor Update for Affected Kinnara Clients from Marina Bay City Buyout” and nine articles identified in Schedule A of the Court’s orders. The material had appeared on marinabay.city, businessreviewasia.news and truthtube.video.
The orders had also restrained Mr McIntyre from republishing material conveying representations listed in Schedule B and required him to identify and pursue the removal of copies appearing on platforms outside his direct control.
Those restrictions have now been discharged.
CAMPBELL’S CRIMINAL HISTORY RETURNS TO THE SPOTLIGHT
The Court’s decision places renewed scrutiny on Adrian Campbell and the prior fraud convictions and broader criminal history disclosed in affidavit material filed in the proceeding.
Mr McIntyre alleges that Mr Campbell failed to provide full and frank disclosure of his relevant history when initially seeking urgent ex parte orders and was later required to address that history in evidence before the Court.
The disclosures raise an obvious question: why should Australian investors, journalists and authorities treat the disappearance of millions of dollars as an ordinary commercial disagreement when a central figure’s own evidence reveals a history that includes prior fraud convictions?
Mr McIntyre alleges the Marina Bay City transactions bear disturbing similarities to the earlier Eco Boss matter, for which he says Mr Campbell was convicted in 2018.
Mr Campbell has not been found by a court to have taken the missing Marina Bay City funds. Responsibility for any missing money remains disputed and subject to investigation and active legal proceedings.
But the lifting of the publication restraints means those questions—and the evidence behind them—can no longer be kept from public examination through the interim orders.
WHERE DID THE INVESTORS’ MONEY GO?
This is not merely a dispute about competing interpretations of a contract.
At its centre are allegations involving investor payments, representations, intermediaries, overseas transfers and millions of dollars that appear not to have reached their stated destination.
Affected investors are entitled to answers to several basic questions:
* How much money was collected from Marina Bay City investors?
* Which companies and individuals received or controlled it?
* Through which Australian, Hong Kong or other overseas accounts did it pass?
* How much was ultimately remitted to the Indonesian project developer?
* What happened to the balance?
* Why were parties presented as independent remittance operators if they were connected to Campbell or Campbell-linked entities?
These questions should be answered with bank statements, corporate records and an independently verified tracing of every investor payment—not public-relations statements or attempts to characterise the matter as a routine business dispute.
DENPASAR CASE WITHDRAWN
Related proceedings were commenced in the Denpasar District Court under No. 469/Pdt.G/2026/PN.Dps.
Mr Campbell and Kinnara Limited later sought to withdraw that action, and the Denpasar District Court declared it withdrawn on 15 June 2026.
The withdrawal of the Indonesian case, followed by the Federal Court’s discharge of the Australian publication restraints, marks another significant development for affected Kinnara investors.
The substantial costs order in Mr McIntyre’s favour may also carry further financial, commercial and reputational consequences for Kinnara CEO Adrian Campbell.
$23 MILLION GIM TRADING COLLAPSE DEMANDS FRESH INVESTIGATION
Australian investigative journalists should now revisit the reported $23 million GIM Trading collapse previously examined by the ABC.
Evidence is said to identify Mr Campbell as the founder and owner of GIM Trading, alongside director Hilton Wood.
Mr McIntyre alleges Mr Wood was presented to Marina Bay City investors as an independent transfer-service operator responsible for forwarding their money to the Indonesian project developer.
It is further alleged that millions of dollars intended for the Lombok project were instead diverted through Hong Kong and into other accounts associated with or controlled by Mr Campbell and related parties.
These allegations have not been finally determined by a court. However, the alleged relationship between Campbell and Wood—and any connections between GIM Trading, Kinnara-linked entities and the Marina Bay City transactions—demands close examination.
Was Marina Bay City another version of the same alleged playbook: investor money passed through an intermediary represented as independent, only for millions to be diverted from their stated purpose?
That question cannot be responsibly dismissed without a complete forensic accounting of:
* every payment collected from Marina Bay City investors;
* every company, individual and bank account through which the money passed;
* all transfers made through Hong Kong or other jurisdictions;
* every commission, deduction or payment retained by an intermediary; and
* the amount ultimately received by the Indonesian project developer.
Campbell, Wood and the relevant entities should provide a complete and independently verifiable account of the money.
McINTYRE: “THE ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THIS MATERIAL HAS FAILED”
Mr McIntyre welcomed the Federal Court’s decision.
“I welcome the Court’s orders. The interim restraints prevented me from responding publicly to serious questions surrounding the Lombok development,” he said.
“With those restraints now lifted, we can proceed openly and the legal process can address the substantive issues. I am grateful to my legal team for their considerable efforts in achieving this result.
“The attempt to silence this material has failed. The Federal Court has lifted the restraints, awarded me 80% indemnity costs for the relevant proceedings and restored my ability to publish information that affected investors and the public have a right to examine.
“I remain of the view that Kinnara has sought to suppress uncomfortable facts. I look forward to those matters being examined openly and in public through the legal process.
“This was never simply an ordinary business disagreement. It concerns serious allegations about the treatment of investors, their money and millions of dollars that appear to remain unaccounted for.
“Mr Campbell’s own affidavit brought his prior fraud convictions and extensive criminal history before the Court. In my view, that history—and the apparent similarities with the Eco Boss case—makes a full investigation into what happened to the Marina Bay City investor funds both necessary and urgent.
“The substantive proceedings remain before the Court, and responsibility for any missing funds must ultimately be determined on the evidence. However, the material can now be republished and the questions can no longer be suppressed.
“The truth prevails.”
MARINA BAY CITY MOVES FORWARD WITHOUT KINNARA
With Kinnara and Campbell removed from the Marina Bay City project, attention is returning to the development’s future.
Mr McIntyre said the permitting process had progressed significantly, with approvals expected during the final quarter of 2026.
“With Kinnara and Adrian Campbell removed from the Marina Bay City project, we now look forward to moving ahead with construction of the new mini-city,” he said.
“The development is intended to help meet growing demand from Australians and other Westerners seeking a more affordable lifestyle and an alternative to the rising cost of living, diminishing personal freedoms and increasing levels of surveillance across the West.”
CALL FOR EVIDENCE
Investigators and affected parties are seeking information from anyone who has had relevant dealings with Campbell or entities associated with Kinnara Capital or Kinnara Asia.
Relevant evidence may include:
* bank transfers and payment confirmations;
* contracts and invoices;
* emails, messages and other correspondence;
* marketing or investment representations;
* documents identifying the ownership or control of recipient accounts; and
* records showing where investor funds were subsequently transferred.
Information can be sent to:
poseidoninvestigations@protonmail.com
FEDERAL COURT CASE CONTINUES
The Federal Court matter remains active and is listed for case management on 4 September 2026.
The parties are expected to seek directions concerning pleadings, evidence, discovery, timetabling and costs.
The 20 August orders dealt with interim publication restraints and related costs. They did not finally determine the substantive claims or establish responsibility for any allegedly missing funds.
The injunctions may be gone, but the central question remains unanswered:
Where did the investors’ millions go?
