Mokbel's sister-in-law jailed for perjury

Tony Mokbel's sister-in-law, Renate Mokbel has been jailed for perjury.

She lied about her assets so she could post a million dollar bail for her brother in law Tony Mokbel.

The County Court heard after Tony Mokbel absconded and prosecutors sought the surety, she again lied about her assets while under cross examination.

She pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury.

In sentencing, Judge Tim Wood said Renate Mokbel's offending was grave and called for denunciation in the highest measure.

Judge Wood sentenced Renate Mokbel to two years and nine months jail.

She has already been jailed for other crimes and will now serve another six months term. She will be eligible for release in September next year.

Jail for giving murderer false alibi

A man has been jailed by the District Court for 14 months for giving a convicted South Australian murderer a false alibi.

Michael Curran was jailed for killing his drug associate Leila Drapes at Prospect in Adelaide, in 2005.

Curran was granted a retrial last year, partly because his friend Robert George Lord, 62, changed his evidence.

Lord gave a false statement to police retracting the evidence he gave during the murder trial.

But the appeal was dropped when Lord admitted to perjury.

Judge Michael Boylan said Curran owed Lord more than $30,000 and had told Lord he would only get the money back if Curran were released from jail.

Judge Boylan set an eight-month non-parole term for Lord.