Roxy Jacenko's husband makes a big return to finance five years after being jailed over insider trading - joining his dad in a bitcoin startup
- Oliver Curtis is at the helm of new business prepping for an ASX launch in 2022
- Comes five years after he was guilty of conspiracy to commit insider trading
- Curtis and Jacenko closed their joint PR firm so he could focus on new business
Roxy Jacenko's husband has made a long-awaited return to the finance industry - five years after he was jailed over insider trading.
Oliver Curtis is gearing up to take bitcoin mining business Firmus Grid to the ASX for 2022, as he tries to move on from being found guilty of conspiracy to commit insider trading.
The father-of-two is not permitted to run or serve as a director of a business until June 2022 as part of a court-ordered mandate.
He serves as the company's chief operating officer while his father Nick - who made his fortune in mining selling rare minerals - is chairman.
Curtis' role, which is well within the guidelines of his court order, does not directly manage the finances and is helping to shape the company as it seeks to become the first of it's kind on the Australian stock exchange.
Oliver Curtis is gearing up to take bitcoin mining business Firmus Grid to the ASX for 2022, five years after he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit insider trading
Oliver Curtis was not legally able to run a business for five years after he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit insider trading in 2016. Pictured leaving jail in 2017 after a 12 month sentence
He left Cooma Correctional Centre on a private jet with his wife Roxy, daughter Pixie and son Hunter
The Tasmania-based bitcoin mining operation is seeking to raise $55 million to land on the ASX market next year, the Australian Financial Review reports.
In addition to the bitcoin mining, Firmus operates a renewables-powered cloud service and 'innovative data centre company'.
Curtis' role with his father's new venture prompted his decision to part ways with his wife in one of their business deals, four years after launching PR company 18 Communications together.
The company, which aimed to promote Australian brands in the Chinese market, officially closed this month, with Ms Jacenko confirming the news exclusively to Daily Mail Australia at the time.
'I opened the business four years ago when Oli was released [from jail] to help him get back on his feet, given his extensive knowledge of China from his work over the years,' Ms Jacenko said.
Curtis' leg up with his father's new venture prompted his decision to quietly part ways with his wife in one of their business deals, four years after launching PR company 18 Communications together
Pictured: Roxy and Oliver at their wedding
Pictured: Curtis being escorted to a prison van to begin his sentence on June 24, 2016
The 41-year-old entrepreneur explained that 18 Communications enjoyed plenty of success, and the only reason why it closed was because neither she nor her husband had the time to run it.
Curtis served a year-long sentence at Cooma Correctional Centre, after a sensational court case found him guilty of conspiring to commit insider trading. He was released on June 23, 2017.
Upon his release, he told Daily Mail Australia that he tried to make the best of a bad situation while he was in custody.
'You've got two ways to deal with it. You either shut down and be reclusive and stay within yourself - that's not who I am. Or you have to deal with it, and fit in and adjust,' he said.
Upon his release (pictured), he told Daily Mail Australia that he tried to make the best of a bad situation while in custody
Curtis got emotional when describing his pain at being separated from his wife, Jacenko
Curtis was pictured cuddling up to his children minutes after he was released from prison
He got emotional when describing his pain at being separated from his wife during a period of such turmoil in her personal life.
The powerhouse publicist was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after he began his stint in prison.
'I was in a two by four (cell) on my own in solitary confinement… And I got let out once a day. I was locked into another cage to take a phone call, I had a seven minute phone call.
'During that process, over a matter of three or four days, I found out A) that Roxy had found a lump B) she went to get tested and C) that she had cancer … And you're sitting in a jail cell on your own with nobody and no ability to communicate with anybody.'
He got emotional when describing his pain at being separated from his wife during a period of such turmoil in her personal life. The powerhouse publicist was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after he began his stint in prison
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