A Melbourne insurance broker charged with 17 counts involving the alleged misuse of millions of dollars of client money will next appear in court in April. 

Renato De Maria, the sole director of Melbourne-based Alliance Insurance Broking Services, is charged with the misuse of monies held in trust accounts between July 2016 and April 2021. The offences can incur large fines and a jail term of up to 15 years.  

A committal hearing will take place at Melbourne Magistrates Court on April 22 next year.