Justin vanished after being accused of stealing $500k from his employer to fund his ‘serious drug habit’. Now he’s back – and is keeping some VERY interesting company…

He vanished into thin air last year while facing serious theft allegations, but now it seems Justin McKeone is popping up everywhere.

Less than a week after the troubled finance guy revealed he was going to be a father, he has been spotted hanging out with fellow headline magnet Kristin Fisher.

The duo were pictured on the eyebrow queen’s private Instagram account on Sunday, with McKeone posing shirtless while Kristin rocked a black bikini.

The two were enjoying a sunny afternoon together with another friend in what can only be described as an eyebrow-raising outing (sorry, we couldn’t resist).

Fisher, who runs a successful Double Bay salon, has previously hosed down rumours she and ‘Juzzy’ are anything more than just ‘good mates’, and Daily Mail Australia does not suggest otherwise.

‘Can men and women not be friends anymore without this nonsense?!’ she moaned in 2023 in response to unfounded speculation the two were dating following McKeone’s split from his ex-wife, former Miss Australia Olivia Molly Rogers.

Justin McKeone, 37, (left) the ex-husband of model Olivia Molly Rogers, 32, (right) disappeared last November after accusations he stole almost $500k from his employer to fuel a drug habit

Despite facing serious allegations he stole $481,490 from his former employer and confessed to a ‘serious drug habit’, life seems to be business as usual for McKeone.

On New Year’s Day, he announced on social media that he and his Bachelor star girlfriend Tahnee Leeson were expecting their first child together.

Fatherhood is certainly a bold move from a man whose 2025 calendar also includes an impending civil case brought against him by his former employer.

His legal issues may well have been a topic of conversation on Sunday, as Fisher had her own run-in with the law in 2021 when she was busted for cocaine possession by police, though her conviction was later overturned. 

When the beautician appeared before Waverley Local Court in October that year to have her conviction annulled, Magistrate Ross Hudson took the chance to lay into her.

He did not hold back when he reminded Fisher that being a rich eastern suburbs socialite did not put her above the law.

She was reportedly seen nodding in agreement when Magistrate Hudson asked if she was aware a good reputation could ‘be destroyed in seconds’ through bad choices. 

After she was thoroughly reprimanded for being caught with two bags of cocaine at her feet while in the passenger seat of a drug dealer’s car, Fisher got her wish. 

Now McKeone has resurfaced alongside his friend, Double Bay eyebrow queen Kristin Fisher (right), who has quite a controversial past

The mother-of-two was given a six-month conditional release order and told she would avoid a conviction if she stayed away from drugs for six months. 

Three years on and a remorseful Fisher has avoided any further trouble with the law, and perhaps she could offer McKeone some words of advice as he prepares to navigate the legal system.

When asked if she wished to comment on her friendship with McKeone, who is expected to front court this year, Fisher sniped: ‘Do not include me in any of your articles. Leave me out of your garbage.’ 

McKeone, who was a fixture of the social pages during his brief marriage to Rogers, hit the headlines in November when he seemingly vanished ahead of his scheduled appearance at the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Court documents later confirmed he had relocated to Scarborough, north-east of Perth. Days after this revelation, he announced his girlfriend’s pregnancy news.

Fisher previously shut down rumours she and ‘Juzzy’ are anything more than just ‘good mates’

McKeone and Leeson began an on-again-off-again relationship after the breakdown of his marriage to Rogers.

Back in July, Leeson denied she was back together with McKeone, telling the press they were ‘just friends’, although her Instagram profile seemed to tell a different story.

The pair’s pregnancy comes amid claims McKeone stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer while working as a financial manager at a Melbourne firm. 

According to court documents, he has been accused of stealing $481,490.33 during his five-month tenure as Head of Finance at Rocket Brands (Cozmic Sales Pty Ltd). 

McKeone was due to appear in court on December 5 to respond to a civil application to place a freezing order on his assets, but failed to appear.

The court heard McKeone had not made contact with his lawyers since November 11 when he was contacted by lawyers acting for his former employer.

As details of the court case unfolded, McKeone packed his bags and travelled across the country to his home state of Western Australia.

Fisher had her drug conviction annulled at Waverley Local Court in October 2021

On New Year’s Day, McKeone announced he and his girlfriend Tahnee Leeson (left) were expecting their first child together. Fatherhood is a bold move from a man whose 2025 calendar also includes an impending civil case brought against him by his former employer 

He has engaged Melbourne powerhouse legal firm Galbally & O’Bryan to represent him.

The court had already ordered a freeze on McKeone’s assets totalling the amount Rocket Brands claimed he stole between May 23 and October 6.

That order was due to expire weeks ago, but was extended in McKeone’s absence.

The court heard McKeone, who once rubbed shoulders with Melbourne’s high society, had limited access to $800 a week for living costs and $10,000 to pay any legal expenses.

McKeone joined Rocket Brands in March last year on a $200,000 annual salary.

But just weeks into his probationary period, staff reportedly raised concerns about his erratic behaviour.

McKeone (right) and Leeson (left) have been on-and-off since his split from Olivia Rogers

Evidence given in court alleged Rocket Brands director Matthew Holmes was told by other employees that McKeone was ‘sleeping in the work toilets for up to four hours a day’, taking excessively long lunch breaks, and frequently leaving the office without completing his duties.

Further evidence provided in court alleged McKeone admitted to the theft when confronted by Holmes in mid-October, as seen in court documents obtained by Daily Mail Australia.

During the meeting, evidence given in court said McKeone allegedly confessed he embezzled the money to fund ‘a very serious drug habit’ and told Holmes he would ‘do his best’ to repay the business.

During last month’s hearing, barrister Kieren Hickie, for Rocket Brands, called on the court to extend the freezing order to any international assets McKeone might have hidden abroad.

The court heard McKeone had failed to comply with a ‘disclosure notification’ that was due in on November 24 despite assurances he would engage a lawyer to act on his behalf.

Rocket Brands asked Justice Peter Gray to make an interlocutory judgment – a non-final judgment that resolves an element of a claim or another issue without deciding the full case – awarding it restitution for the full amount and its legal costs.

‘My client does seek to proceed by seeking interlocutory judgment be entered against the defendant with damages to be assessed,’ Mr Hickie said.

The company also asked that its legal costs be borne by McKeone – a request that was later granted.

McKeone and Rogers got engaged in 2019 and tied the knot in February 2022. They split in October that same year 

‘We are here today, plainly the defendant is in default of filing any appearance. It would be the just, timely and cost efficient resolution of this dispute that interlocutory judgment be entered,’ Mr Hickie said.

Court documents allege McKeone disguised 114 unauthorised transactions as legitimate supplier payments, funnelling company money into his personal bank account to allegedly fund a drug addiction.

According to court filings, McKeone allegedly used his exclusive access to Rocket’s financial systems to approve and process the payments.

The affidavit alleges McKeone manipulated invoices to reflect payments to suppliers like ‘Storage King’ and ‘Net Focus IT’ while redirecting funds into his own Westpac account.

Screenshots submitted to the court allegedly show McKeone editing and approving these allegedly fraudulent transactions using the Xero software program. Holmes told the court he had not authorised any of those payments.

The alleged embezzlement was reportedly hidden in Rocket’s financial statements under the guise of ‘historical adjustments’ totalling $310,878, further complicating the company’s efforts to identify the missing funds.

Holmes reported the alleged theft to Victoria Police on October 14.

Detectives from the Yarra Crime Investigation Unit interviewed McKeone on November 6, but no criminal charges have yet been laid as the investigation continues.

In the civil law case, Rocket Brands is seeking full restitution and has accused McKeone of breaching his duties as a senior manager.

The company has described his alleged actions in court documents as calculated and damaging, claiming the alleged theft has caused significant financial losses.

The court filing states McKeone’s actions were allegedly a ‘gross breach of trust’ and that the company is ‘not in a position to accept [his] representation’ that he has no money left in his accounts.

Justice Gray extended the freezing order to April next year, with the matter now expected to go to trial.