Irvin Rockman
Irvin Peter Rockman | |
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| 85th Lord Mayor of Melbourne | |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Osborne |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Angelo Bernardi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1938 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 30 August 2010 deputy |
| Resting place | deputy |
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Irvin Peter Rockman CBE (6 April 1938 – 30 August 2010) was a Lord Mayor of Melbourne and Australian businessman.
Born in Melbourne to Susie and Norman, Rockman matriculated from Wesley College and took a commerce degree from the University of Melbourne before starting his working life in motel management. His father's family had fled Poland due to anti-Jewish persecution, as had his mother's family, from the Ukraine. They settled in Melbourne, where Norman Rockman established a chain of clothing stores, which operated under the family name. Rockman was also a well-known underwater diver.[1][2]
Marriages
Irvin Rockman was married three times and had six children.
Criminality
In the 1980s, Rockman was alleged to be the financier of a cocaine importation ring;[3] and further, participated in the intimidation of a Crown witness,[4] a young woman, Cassandra Ogdon, who committed suicide hours before she was due to give evidence. Rockman told the Coroner "he had never met Ms Ogdon and denied ever having been involved in any plan to import cocaine into Australia."[5] The Coroner found he had lied, and that Ogdon been present at his house when a shipment was opened.[6] In a suicide note, Ogdon named Rockman as being the financier of the cabal.[7] However, Rockman was never convicted of any crime.
References
- ^ CARMAN, GERRY (3 September 2010). "Go-getting civic and business leader". The Age ( Fairfax Media). Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Fathom Guest Photographer - Irvin Rockman". Fathom Vol.1 No. 8. John Harding and Roy Bisson. c. 1972. pp. 8–11. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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- ^ "Parliamentary Joint Committee On The National Crime Authority: Third Report", 1989; http://www.aphref.aph.gov.au_house_committee_reports_1989_1989_pp452.pdf
- ^ The Age, May 28, 1988, Page 17
- ^ "Rockman and drugs at house, Coroner finds", The Age, 28 May 1988
- ^ "Ogden frightened to talk to NCA", The Age, 26 May 1988