---
category: PROMIS Scandal
summary: Top Australian journalist who reported on Michael Hand's whereabouts and
  connections to the Nugan Hand Bank.
tags:
- Person
- PROMIS
- Journalist
---

[Brian Toohey](/people/brian-toohey/) was a top [Australian](/places/australia/) journalist. In 1991, he reported in his *The Eye* magazine that [Michael Hand](/people/michael-hand/) had a postal drop at a suite in NE Bellevue, Washington State, and that Hand's wife was reportedly living with him there.[^1]

[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.