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       Kelvin Bellette has almost been cleared of $20,000 in traffic fines,
       but says false accusations continue
        
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       ## In short:
        
       Kelvin Bellette's lawyer says he has almost been cleared of dozens of
       traffic infringements which he claims he was falsely nominated for.
        
       He has been nominated for yet another infringement, which he says is
       also false, while working with lawyers.
        
       ## What's next?
        
       Mr Bellette will make a formal complaint to police to prompt an
       investigation of the matter.
        
       A Victorian disability pensioner who claims to have been falsely
       nominated for nearly 60 traffic infringements worth more than $20,000
       says he has had yet another crime wrongly pinned on him.
        
       Colac resident and part-time pizza delivery driver Kelvin Bellette
       claimed he had been the victim of identity fraud after receiving the
       notices for traffic infringements in the Mornington Peninsula and
       surrounding areas.
        
       In 2021, Mr Bellette lost his wallet in the Mornington Peninsula and
       when it was returned, his driver's licence was missing.
        
       Since then, he has received dozens of nominated infringement notices
       from multiple people for offences he claims he did not commit,
       including speeding and driving without a seatbelt.
        
       He said he was only responsible for four of the infringements.
        
       With the help of his lawyers, Kelvin Bellette has had almost all of
       the 60 traffic infringements cleared.(Supplied: Sophie Millar)
        
       Mr Bellette said the incidents had significantly disrupted his life,
       but he was now working again as a pizza delivery driver.
        
       "I lost my licence for 12 months. I couldn't do anything. I thought I
       was a let-down in society, but now I have a job," he said.
        
       Mr Bellette was working with a Colac law firm to clear his name of the
       crimes.
        
       Law clerk Sophie Millar assisted him in rejecting each each false
       nomination.
        
       It has been a long process, but Ms Millar said almost all of the
       roughly 60 fines were cleared or in the process of being removed.
        
       "We're feeling that we're on the far side of things, and getting
       towards the end," she said.
        
       Only two fines, totalling about $1,500, were outstanding, according to
       Ms Millar.
        
       She said these were speeding fines that required a court application
       to clear.
        
       ## New speeding ticket
        
       But Mr Bellette claimed his details were still being used by people to
       dodge accountability.
        
       On May 9, the day Mr Bellette's situation was first covered by the
       ABC, he said he was falsely nominated for yet another traffic
       infringement.
        
       This time, it was a speeding ticket for a driving offence in
       Heidelberg, in north-east Melbourne.
        
       Mr Bellette's lawyers requested a licence change to prevent him being
       falsely nominated in future.
        
       Speeding fines were among the traffic offences Kelvin Bellette
       received the infringement notices for.(ABC News)
        
       Fines Victoria had provided the legal team with a list of names of
       people who had nominated Mr Bellette.
        
       Ms Milllar said searches for the individuals were not successful, nor
       were attempts to contact a business involved.
        
       She said there was speculation about whether Mr Bellette's details had
       been shared in Facebook black market groups where people trade and
       sell demerit points.
        
       Ms Millar said there was also potential his details had been shared by
       word of mouth, as all of the traffic infringements were committed in
       the same areas.
        
       ## Police yet to investigate
        
       Mr Bellette said he felt "disappointed" by the lack of action from
       police.
        
       He said he had visited the police twice regarding his situation,
       including with his lawyers on January 16.
        
       The ABC understands police had not begun looking into the matter as Mr
       Bellette had not yet made a formal police report.
        
       A Victoria Police spokesperson said once any matter was reported to
       police, an investigation would commence.
        
       Ms Millar said they had assumed the police would be investigating, and
       her focus as a lawyer was on clearing Mr Bellette's debt.
        
       She said Mr Bellette would make a formal report in the hopes of
       kickstarting a police investigation.
        
        
        
        
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