Revolver Bookkeeper Accused of Misappropriating Nearly $4.5 Million from Nightclub

The owner of the iconic Melbourne nightclub Revolver, Camillo Ippoliti, has filed civil proceedings against his bookkeeper, accusing her of misappropriating nearly $4.5 million from the venue over a two-year period.

Per The Age, court documents allege Sutasinee McGuigan siphoned substantial sums from two bank accounts, between August 2023 to 2025, into those held in her name and those of family members.

The civil claim, lodged in December in the Victorian Supreme Court, sets out a detailed accounting of the alleged misappropriations and seeks to recover the funds. McGuigan allegedly used "fake transaction descriptions" to conceal these payments, including fake invoices from beer companies, plumbers, musicians, suppliers of audio equipment, as well as transactions listed as staff Christmas party reimbursements.

It is alleged $1,166,012 was funnelled into accounts in her name, and $2,936,098 into a joint account with her husband, Patrick McGuigan. Her daughter, Alexandra McGuigan is also accused of receiving $343,000 which had been misappropriated from the business.

The writ alleges they “wilfully shut their eyes to the obvious fact that the funds had been misappropriated” by McGuigan.

McGuigan has worked at Revolver since 2010. According to The Age, a forensic accountant is examining the venue's finances over the past 16 years. The McGuigans are yet to file a defence.

A staple of Melbourne’s nightlife and live-music circuit, Revolver has continued to operate while the legal action progresses. It has not been disclosed whether criminal charges have been laid, although it was confirmed the matter was also reported to crime investigation unit detectives in December.

Camillo Ippoliti and his wife Monika Ippoliti have been the mainstays behind more than a dozen nightclubs and restaurants, also including The Toff in Town, Cookie, Magic Mountain Saloon, and Inflation back in the '80s.