Google was ordered to pay Aus$200,000 (US $208,000) in damages to an Australian Monday after a jury found the Internet giant defamed him by publishing material linking him to mobsters. Milorad Trkulja, an entertainment promoter who is now 62, was shot in the back in 2004 in a crime that was never solved.
He accused Google of defaming him with material which he said implied he was a major crime figure in Melbourne and had been the target of a professional hit. Google denied publication in the Supreme Court of Victoria, saying it had innocently disseminated material published by others.