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Guy Sebastian's long-timer manager has been jailed for a minimum two-and-a-half years for embezzling more than $600,000 from his star client.<br>Titus Day was sentenced to a maximum four years in prison by Judge Tim Gartelmann at 's Downing Centre District Court on Thursday afternoon. <br>Judge Gartelmann said the offences 'all were committed for financial gain' but it could not be established beyond reasonable doubt that 49-year-old Day was motivated by greed.<br>'There is no evidence of remorse as the offender maintains his innocence - nor is there any evidence regarding prospects of rehabilitation,' Judge Gartelmann said.<br>He found Day re-offending was nonetheless unlikely. <br>       Guy Sebastian's former manager Titus Day was found guilty in June of embezzling $624,675 from the singer.<br><br>Sebastian is pictured with wife Jules<br>       Titus Day managed Guy [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian Sebastian] for about a decade and the men were once close friends.<br><br>Day is pictured outside court before his sentencing on Thursday<br>Day was originally charged with 50 counts of embezzling at least $886,175 in royalties, performance fees and an ambassadorship from Sebastian between 2013 and 2020.<br>A jury found the father-of-three guilty in June of 34 offences in relation to money totalling $624,675 after deliberating for almost a week.<br>The offending was a breach of trust but there had been no significant organisation or planning, Judge Gartelmann found. It was not known how Day spent the money.<br>   RELATED ARTICLES              <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Publicity surrounding the case and the destruction of Day's reputation had left him 'devastated' and it was unlikely he could ever recover professionally. <br>The court case pitted two men who were once extremely close against each other and dragged in their wives, who had also been friends. <br>The brutal split between Sebastian and Day also rocked the entertainment industry. <br>         The court heard Sebastian found 'anomalies' in financial records after he split from Day suggesting he was owed payments by his former manager.<br><br>Sebastian is pictured with Day<br>Judge Gartelmann said character witnesses had universally described Day as generous, honest and trustworthy. All considered his offending out of character. <br>Singer Tina Arena was among those who provided a reference for Day, describing him as 'someone she trusts' and a man with 'honesty and integrity'.<br>The trial was beset by woes, including the death of original judge Peter Zahra, the dismissal of five jurors from a panel of 15 and Sebastian and Crown Prosecutor David Morters SC contracting . <br> While it was Day fighting for his liberty,  [https://netcallvoip.com/wiki/index.php/User:HesterSpowers17 evdEn eVe nakliYAT] Sebastian said he felt he was on trial during the hearing and most of the media attention focused on him. <br>The Voice judge was forced to reveal intimate details of his finances, including sometimes astronomical fees for performances and so-called 'contra' deals. <br>        Jurors heard the astronomical figures Sebastian was paid for performances, including $494,360 to support Taylor Swift (above) during the Australian leg of her 2013 world tour<br>The ARIA Award-winner was in the witness box for more than a week giving evidence in chief before Mr Morters and under cross-examination by Day's barrister Dominic Toomey SC.          <br>Sebastian - who never signed a contract with Day - had so much money coming in from so many sources he did not notice hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from his bank account for years.<br>Jurors heard Sebastian was paid $494,360 to support Taylor Swift during the four-city Australian leg of her 'The Red Tour' in December 2013. <br>He charged $54,341 to sing at a wedding in Jakarta in July 2017 and McDonald's paid the entertainer $66,000 to appear at a conference in September that year.<br>The hit-maker also received $49,114.62 for singing at Allianz Stadium in Sydney during the British and Irish Lions rugby tour in 2013. <br>         Sebastian gave evidence he had been given a boat, international air fares and the use of two Toyota LandCruisers for himself and his wife instead of cash payment from major companies<br>         In another sideshow to the trial, Jules Sebastian repeatedly denied her husband was a violent man when she was quizzed about an incident in the couple's home in 2012.<br><br>Sebastian is pictured at the piano in the couple's house<br>The sums that were embezzled range from $593.53 in royalties from Sony Music to $187,524.42 for the Taylor Swift gigs. They also included $57,086.93 for a performance in Singapore and $77,042.96 from a Dreamworld ambassadorship. <br>Day contended some of the money was withheld to pay expenses and buy shares on Sebastian's behalf but Judge Gartelmann did not find evidence to support those suggestions. <br>Sebastian gave evidence he had been given a boat, international air fares and the use of two Toyota LandCruisers for himself and his wife instead of cash payment from major companies. <br>Day, a qualified lawyer, had first managed Sebastian in 2007 while working for 22 Management. Sebastian had about nine months left on a three-year contract when Day approached him in July 2009 to join his own new company 6 Degrees.<br>         A jury found Titus Day guilty in June of embezzling $624,675 from his former client Guy Sebastian after deliberating for almost a week.<br><br>Sebastian is pictured with wife Jules<br>       The performer had an agreement with Day under which the agent was to receive a 20 per cent commission on his earning and was paying his manager $500,000 a year.<br>Sebastian terminated the arrangement in November 2017 in what became an acrimonious split. <br>He subsequently found 'anomalies' in financial records suggesting he was still owed payments by Day and  [https://evigetir.com/index.html evden EVE NAkliyAt] in July 2018 launched a civil claim against him.<br>Day made a counter claim against Sebastian alleging he was owed money, which led to an examination of the agent's banking records revealing further anomalies.<br><br>Sebastian then went to police.<br>Day told police the chart-topper owed him $1.2million in outstanding commissions.<br>       Sebastian (above) had so much money coming in from so many sources he did not notice hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from his bank account for years<br>Mr Toomey took Sebastian through invoices, payment statements and banking records, many of which the singer said he did not recall ever seeing.<br>At one point a frustrated Sebastian told Mr Toomey.<br><br>'I am not forensically skilled… when it comes to money and numbers it is pretty clearly not my forte.' <br>Sebastian told the court some of what Day did for him required a 'heavy work load' but for other tasks he needed 'very little' assistance. <br>Day's contribution to marketing Sebastian's song writing and television appearances was negligible.<br><br>Day would 'hardly ever rock up' when he was a judge on The X Factor, for instance, 'but will take a $200,000 fee'. <br>Sebastian denied he felt 'great animosity' towards Day, saying he instead felt 'great disappointment' in his former agent.<br>'I have a lot of confusion as to now it's got to this point,' he said.<br>       Singer Tina Arena (above) was among those who provided a character reference for Day, describing him as 'someone she trusts' and a man with 'honesty and integrity'<br>In another exchange, Mr Toomey suggested to Sebastian he was 'earning a large sum of money' during his time under Day's management.<br>'Not as large as it should have been, Mr Toomey,' he said.    <br>Mr Toomey quizzed Sebastian about 'contra' payments, which involved receiving goods for his services rather than money.   <br>Sebastian agreed he been involved in ambassadorships with Bose, AirAsia, Canon and Yamaha and accepted a Bluefin boat as payment for performing at a festival in Queensland.  <br>Mr Toomey asked Sebastian if he considered 'contra' - to be income.<br><br>'I'm not sure,' he responded.<br>'It's not something I've ever thought about. I hire accountants who've been instructed to do everything by the book. You don't buy a dog and bark yourself. If you adored this short article and you would like to receive additional information pertaining to [https://evigetir.com/evdeneve/hakkimizda.html evDEn eve nAKLiYaT] kindly go to our site. '     <br>         The court case pitted two men who were once extremely close against each other and dragged in their wives, who had also been friends.<br><br>Day is pictured left with Sebastian <br>Sebastian also had to contend with an email he sent to Day describing the fans of Westlife singer Shane Filan as being 'fat older women'.<br>Sebastian had been reluctant to support the Irish boy band star on a 2017 tour because his appearance would not be 'the right fit'.<br>'I said something which wasn't great, something about feral old women or something,' he told the court.  <br>In another sideshow to the trial, Jules Sebastian repeatedly denied her husband was a violent man when she was quizzed about an incident in the couple's home in 2012.<br>Mrs Sebastian had rung her husband about an intruder she said was attempting to enter the couple's house at Maroubra in Sydney's south-east.<br>       Her husband confronted the young man and there was a physical altercation but he denied headbutting the young man, although he told friends he had.<br>Day sought an apprehended violence order against Sebastian eight years later, citing his 'violent history'.<br>It was two days after the AVO was served that Sebastian went to police with his complaint that Day had withheld money from him. <br>Day had told police he received a phone call in May 2020 in which someone said:  'Guy Sebastian wants you f***ed'.<br>'Two weeks ago he sent emails to my wife trying to intimidate her,' Day claimed.<br><br>Three weeks ago someone came on my property and let down my car tyres.'<br>Sebastian told the court he had never done anything to threaten Day or his wife and had no knowledge of anyone else having done so. Day eventually withdrew the AVO. <br>Judge Gartelmann ordered Day, who has already indicated he would appeal his conviction, repay $624,675.<br><br>He will be eligible for parole on May 16, 2025. <br><div class="art-ins mol-factbox news" data-version="2" id="mol-5dda9ed0-660d-11ed-9661-bd638c7eb25d" website Sebastian&apos;s manager is jailed after high-stakes trial