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Reality Star Matt Wright Sentenced for Justice Tampering

12/12/2025

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Matt Wright, a reality TV star, received a 10-month jail sentence for attempting to pervert the course of justice related to a February 2022 helicopter crash.
Acting Justice Alan Blow sentenced Wright in the Supreme Court in Darwin after he was found guilty of lying to investigators and trying to influence pilot Sebastian Robinson.
Wright's defense is appealing the verdict, and he must serve five months before his sentence is suspended.
He was also fined $5,000 for lying to police, while the jury could not reach a verdict on a third charge regarding the helicopter's maintenance.

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Matt Wright, a reality TV star, received a 10-month jail sentence for attempting to pervert the course of justice related to a February 2022 helicopter crash.
Acting Justice Alan Blow sentenced Wright in the Supreme Court in Darwin after he was found guilty of lying to investigators and trying to influence pilot Sebastian Robinson.
Wright's defense is appealing the verdict, and he must serve five months before his sentence is suspended.
He was also fined $5,000 for lying to police, while the jury could not reach a verdict on a third charge regarding the helicopter's maintenance.