NSW Police fraud complaint puts Campbell and Hilton Wood under fresh scrutiny
A NSW Police fraud complaint naming Adrian James Campbell and Hilton Wood has added another layer of scrutiny to a network already marked by convictions, offshore structures and investor complaints. The complaint, identified as Event E104942732, sits within a broader pattern of allegations involving property sales, marketing claims and payment handling across Australia and South-East Asia.
Public records show Campbell has previously been convicted of fraud-related offences in Queensland, including 2012 fraud convictions, five Southport Magistrates Court convictions in 2015 relating to International Solar Solutions, and an admitted 2018 consumer law case involving Eco Boss Pty Ltd. In that matter, Campbell pleaded guilty to 11 counts of false or misleading conduct. The sentencing magistrate described the behaviour as “calculated” and “deliberate”, and said it was plainly “a scam”.
The new police complaint comes after Campbell’s name resurfaced in reporting about offshore property promotion and investor losses. Campbell is associated with Kinnara Capital, Kinnara Asia and Kinnara Limited, entities operating from Thailand and Hong Kong and marketing to Australian investors. In separate proceedings, Justice Derrington in the Federal Court found Campbell had failed to disclose his prior convictions in an affidavit and that the omissions were “exceptionally serious”. The court later discharged injunctions he had obtained and ordered him to pay 80 per cent of the other side’s costs on an indemnity basis.
Complaint details remain limited
Details of Event E104942732 have not been publicly aired in full, and no public finding has been made against either Campbell or Wood in relation to that complaint. Even so, the complaint’s existence is significant because it places their names inside a police record of alleged fraud conduct at a time when Campbell’s wider business history is already under close examination.
Wood has also been named in connection with Campbell in other public allegations, including disputes that touch on sales conduct and investor-facing promotions. The combination of police attention, civil proceedings and prior convictions has made the pair’s activities a matter of interest for regulators, investors and journalists alike.
“The complaint does not establish guilt, but it does show that police have been alerted to allegations involving both men,” one observer of the matter said.
Campbell’s response to scrutiny has been consistent. He says his convictions are a matter of public record and that he never sought to hide them. He has also said his first Federal Court affidavit was incomplete rather than intentional, that the error was corrected, and that he respects the court’s findings. In relation to Kinnara and the Marina Bay City project, he has said the company acted only as sales and marketing agent, did not hold purchaser funds, lodged its own report with Indonesian police in November 2025 and is co-operating with authorities.
Offshore structures, local consequences
The police complaint arrives against a wider backdrop of offshore investment controversies involving Campbell-linked entities. Reports have linked Kinnara to a stalled Balinese villa development that allegedly drew millions from Australian investors. Investors have claimed they were left in the dark about progress, while local reporting and complaints have pointed to construction delays, payment dispersals and confusion over project delivery.
That pattern is familiar to consumer regulators. ASIC and the ACCC have repeatedly warned Australians about offshore investments, particularly where promoters rely on high-pressure sales tactics, complex cross-border company structures and promises of premium returns or exclusive access. Scamwatch guidance similarly stresses that overseas arrangements can make it harder to recover funds or enforce rights if things go wrong.
For now, Event E104942732 remains a complaint, not a proved case. But in a record that already includes multiple convictions, a failed attempt to keep those convictions out of Federal Court proceedings and continuing investor dispute, the NSW Police reference adds to the public picture of a businessman whose name has repeatedly surfaced around allegations of misconduct.
The significance lies less in any single filing than in the accumulation of them. Campbell’s record, the police complaint involving Wood, and the continuing scrutiny of Kinnara-linked ventures together illustrate the enforcement gap that can open when business activity shifts offshore while complaints remain grounded in Australia.