A forensic investigation traces a pattern of alleged scams, charity fraud, and misappropriated investor funds — and a new event being marketed for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix.
This investigation began as part of a separate inquiry into superyacht ownership. While examining that case, our team uncovered an entirely different world surrounding these vessels — one shaped not by the people who own or manage them, but by those who hire them out for lavish voyages.
Clients range from corporations entertaining employees, to private charter companies, to event planning firms. Hiring even a single cabin on one of these yachts can cost upwards of €20,000 for a few nights — meaning that fun on the high seas requires deep pockets.
That research led us to one yacht owner in particular: an American billionaire and NHL team owner. His yacht, Loon, frequently cruises the Mediterranean and is currently moored in Palma de Mallorca. The vessel has drawn attention recently — not because of the owner himself, but because of legal action taken by Loon‘s management company against an event planner.
That single lawsuit is one thread in a much larger web. Pull on it, and what unravels is a pattern of alleged scams, charity fraud, and misappropriation of investor funds.
The Subject: Ashleigh Hillier
Our investigation centres on Ashleigh Hillier (37), a native of Brisbane, Australia, who has risen seemingly out of nowhere on the superyacht event scene.
According to her résumé, Hillier began her career as a travel consultant, working for both MP Travel Pty Ltd and Corporate Traveller Australia. She claims she specialised in emergency global logistics for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Forensic Fraud News has reached out to DFAT to verify these claims and is awaiting a response.
Seemingly overnight, Hillier launched Agenxy Universe — described on its own materials as “a premium experiential, events, and communications company” — alongside her then-partner Wade Foxx, who served as co-founder and CMO. According to Australian business filings, AGENXY GLOBAL PTY LTD (ABN 35 619 449 955) was formed on 31 May 2017. Related entities include The Agenxy (since dissolved) and Agenxy Universe. A French branch was registered on 23 October 2025 in Marseille (SIRET 995 269 834 00017) — a filing whose timing, as we will return to, is significant.
In the early years of the business, Hillier appeared at networking events targeting Australian business owners and philanthropists. She was photographed at the 2017 Gold Coast Entrepreneurs event making contact with attendees, and she appeared in social media posts alongside Foxx and Leeanne Enoch MP, reportedly to discuss small business opportunities.
By all available accounts, Foxx was the partner with the networking and marketing experience. His tenure at Agenxy Universe was short. Public social media posts suggest the business and personal partnership ended over concerns about Hillier’s conduct. In one Facebook post, Foxx wrote:
“I didn’t want a girl who did drugs, but I ended up attracting a girl who did drugs.”
Other public statements from Foxx allege manipulative behaviour involving fraud and breach of trust. Forensic Fraud News has not independently verified these statements.
The Branson Connection
In 2021, the now-defunct website agenxy.com.au went live, claiming that “their first member was a Global entrepreneur from Necker Island” — a description that points to Sir Richard Branson. (This text was retrieved from the Wayback Machine.)
A source who works closely with Branson, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to Forensic Fraud News that there was indeed a business relationship between Hillier and Branson, but that an outstanding amount of more than US$100,000 has not been paid. The matter, our source said, is on track to be resolved in civil court.
2024: Monaco Grand Prix and the Pink Ribbon Event
After the Branson dispute, Hillier moved on to organising smaller events for investment firms and a veterans’ organisation. The charity-sector network she built during this period brought her to a far more visible event — and to her next set of alleged victims.
In 2024, Hillier hosted a superyacht event during the Monaco Grand Prix, sponsored by Pink Ribbon MC, a breast cancer charity connected to Monaco’s royal family. Photographs published on the charity’s own website confirm the event took place and show Hillier on board.
After the event, however, a series of problems came to light:
- Excessive damage was reportedly done to the yacht
- Cabins were sold without the knowledge of other partners involved in the event
- The charity did not receive the return on investment it had been promised
- A raffle was held in which guests paid up to €60,000 for tickets — but according to the prize winner, no prize was ever delivered
These matters were kept quiet by most parties due to the high-profile nature of the guest list. Loon‘s management company was not so quiet, filing a lawsuit over the damages. According to contacts at the management company, authorities are conducting a separate, ongoing investigation into where the missing funds went.
2025: Another Year, Another F1 Event
In any small industry, this kind of conduct would normally end a career. It did not.
In 2025, Hillier returned with a new group of investors and partners — and another Monaco F1 event. La Vie En Rose Day, along with several other event planners, was drawn into what they believed was a partnership. One investor reportedly committed €700,000; others contributed sums in the hundreds of thousands of euros.
When confronted about missing funds, Hillier has either blamed others for the alleged theft or ignored the inquiries entirely. Five separate civil suits are currently active against her company, Agenxy Universe, in Australian courts.
The October 2025 French Filing
This brings us back to the French entity registered in Marseille on 23 October 2025 — a filing that, given its timing, is more than a routine corporate move. It was registered while lawsuits demanding the recovery of more than €1.5 million in investor funds were already underway against the Australian company.
This kind of “restructuring” is consistent with an attempt to move stolen funds into an offshore jurisdiction. Telling Australian courts that one entity has zero assets while shielding those assets in another would itself constitute fraud.
The 2026 Monaco Event
That brings us to the present.
A new superyacht event is currently being marketed for the Monaco Grand Prix on 4–6 June 2026. According to the Agenxy Universe website, attendees can expect a slate of premium experiences priced at over €20,000 per person.
When prospective guests have asked basic questions — what zone the yacht will be in, who will be on board — they have received vague answers, or in some cases, demonstrably false ones. In one such conversation, Hillier told a prospective guest that the Ferrari Formula One team would be attending. Forensic Fraud News contacted Ferrari for comment; the team confirmed it has no plans to attend any such function.
Given Hillier’s track record, the most plausible explanation is that there is no real event behind the marketing. The 2026 listing appears designed to gather as much cash as possible — either to be redirected toward another scheme, used to pay off the obligations of past frauds, or both.
Editor’s note: Forensic Fraud News has reached out to Ashleigh Hillier directly for comment on the matters raised in this report. As of publication she has not responded. This article will be updated if a response is received.
Closing
What this investigation can state with confidence is that Ashleigh Hillier is a serial scam artist, and her conduct will not stop until the public is made aware and she is held to account for the harm done to her victims.
The 2026 Monaco event is now four weeks away. Forensic Fraud News will continue to publish updates as the date approaches.
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