Vanessa O’Bryan: New alleged crime proceeds charges for DPP solicitor – 9 October 2026
Former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions solicitor Vanessa O’Bryan faces 12 additional charges relating to allegations that she dealt with approximately $4,405 in criminal proceeds and intended to conceal the transactions in late 2024. The new charges add to existing allegations involving payments from an alleged organised-crime figure in exchange for access to confidential information from the DPP’s systems.
Former employee accused of defrauding Dubbo auto business of almost $300k – 13 October 2026
A former employee of automotive parts business Driveline Services Australia has pleaded not guilty to 15 offences relating to an alleged fraud scheme involving almost $300,000. Prosecutors allege he used false invoices containing his personal bank details, misdirected electronic payments and manipulated business records over more than two years. .
NSW concrete contractor Ali Youssef charged with dishonesty offences and dealing with proceeds of crime – 13 October 2026
ASIC announced charges against Ali Youssef, a director of Allscope Concrete & Pumping, over an alleged $69,000 transfer from the company’s bank account to his personal account in December 2023. ASIC alleges the transfer occurred after he had been informed the company was to be wound up and that he was no longer authorised to deal with its assets. He faces charges relating to dishonestly using his position as a director and dealing with the proceeds of crime.
ASIC: Fortnum Private Wealth penalised $1.35 million over cybersecurity failures – 14 October 2026
Fortnum Private Wealth has been ordered to pay a $1.35 million penalty after admitting it failed to adequately manage cybersecurity risks across its network of financial advisers between April 2021 and May 2023. The failures included inadequate cybersecurity policies, insufficient oversight of advisers, a lack of specialist cybersecurity expertise and inadequate risk management systems. These shortcomings exposed more than 200 advisers and approximately 55,000 clients to potential cyberattacks and financial harm. The NSW Supreme Court also ordered Fortnum to pay $250,000 towards ASIC’s legal costs.
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Financial Crimes Squad charge two men over alleged ATM card skimming and fraud syndicate – 14 October 2026
NSW Police have charged two men following an investigation into an alleged ATM skimming and bank-card fraud syndicate. Police allege the group used skimming devices to steal customers’ debit and credit card information, manufacture counterfeit cards and make unauthorised withdrawals and transactions. .
‘Trading drugs for weapons’: Police charge CFMEU delegate over union HQ deals – 15 October 2026
The Age reports that a CFMEU delegate has been charged by Victoria Police with alleged drug trafficking, weapons offences and dealing with the proceeds of crime. Police allege he attempted to trade weapons for drugs at the union’s Victorian headquarters, where searches uncovered drugs, prohibited items and approximately $10,000 in cash.
IBAC exposes $285m Covid grant cover-up by Vic bureaucrats – 16 October 2026
Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog has reported that public servants concealed serious errors in COVID-19 business grant payments. The investigation found that large sums went to ineligible businesses and that officials provided misleading information about the errors. Only a small portion of the misallocated funds had been recovered, raising concerns about governance, accountability and public-sector integrity.
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Warren Sarago jailed for $131k tax fraud in Cairns District Court – 16 October 2026
A Queensland man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud involving a fictitious company and fraudulent GST refund claims totalling approximately $131,000. The court also ordered reparation for outstanding losses.
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