Jordan Dittloff: Legal who ripped off practically $280,000 from clients and spent two years in jail now needs you to vote him into parliament

A convicted fraudster who stole nearly $280,000 from clients of his journey firm is hoping to get elected to Australia’s parliament the place he claims politicians ‘steal from the Australian folks every single day’.

Jordan Dittloff, 35, stole $277,993 from 47 clients via his firm Ace Journey, based mostly in Colac, round 150km south-west of Melbourne, between July 2014 and Could 2015.

Dittloff took funds from holiday-goers for flights, accommodations and excursions whereas working at Ace Journey in Colac and even printed pretend itineraries  – however by no means accomplished the bookings.   

One in all his victims was his then-fiancée’s mom, who had saved up for her trip-of-a-lifetime by stitching and knitting. 

Dittloff served over two years in jail and has solely paid again a few his victims.

But, he now plans to face as a candidate for the Libertarian Occasion on the subsequent federal election, more likely to be held early subsequent 12 months.

‘There will be many individuals within the Colac neighborhood who’re rightly sceptical,’ Mr Dittloff admitted to A Present Affair. 

‘However my previous and my errors up to now do not excuse the scenario now we have in Canberra in the intervening time. 

‘I believe there are lots of people in Canberra who steal and hurt from the Australian folks every single day – they are not sorry for it.’

His victims have one other view, nevertheless.

Stuart Kyle, who handed over $10,990 to Dittloff for a visit to Asia that by no means occurred, mentioned he was left ‘gobsmacked’ by the event. 

‘How does an individual do all this after which assume they have any likelihood of getting right into a place like that?’ Mr Kyle requested. 

‘If he needs to ring me, I may give him my checking account if he’d prefer to put some cash in there, that might be very nicely acquired.’

Dittloff has promised to pay again his victims over the subsequent ‘seven to 10 years’.

He has to date paid $34,638 – simply 12 per cent of the full he pilfered from trusting shoppers. 

Dittloff admits he ‘not solely stole from folks, however I broken their belief’.

‘I appeared folks within the eye, I accepted cash they’d paid for his or her journeys and I used that cash to pay for different journeys that had been booked earlier to generate paperwork,’ he advised this system.

‘That was unsuitable and that is one thing I personal and do not disguise away from.

‘I am not sitting right here and telling anyone they need to belief me, or should belief me.

‘All I am asking is that they have a look at what I’ve finished since that point.’

Dittloff claims he accomplished a enterprise diploma and postgraduate diploma in legislation, telling this system he now works for a authorized agency.

Nonetheless, his web site says: ‘In 2024 I hope to be admitted to authorized apply, and may’t wait to see what the longer term brings’.

Each day Mail Australia approached Dittloff for additional remark. 

‘I’ve been capable of mirror on behaviours that fuelled previous addictions and now with sturdy assist networks I’ve over 8 years of restoration and sobriety,’ Dittloff’s web site states.

Monash College Constitutional legislation skilled Professor Luke Beck advised this system that Dittloff’s felony previous doesn’t disqualify him from working for workplace. 

‘An individual who’s finished their time, they’re free to run and it is as much as the general public to resolve whether or not any person like that ought to be allowed to sit down in Parliament,’ Prof Beck mentioned.

‘If we would like a vibrant democracy – the extra folks working, the number of opinions and potentialities – the higher.’