by admin | Nov 25, 2019 | News & Analysis
New Zealand police have seized nearly $6 million in cryptocurrency from a man who allegedly operated a pirated movie streaming website. Police have stated that the transfer of proceeds from a copyright-infringing website is classed as money laundering....
by admin | Nov 22, 2019 | News & Analysis
The company Digital Rights Watch has launched a new campaign targeting Australian local governments over their use of surveillance technology, data collection and privacy invasion....
by admin | Nov 22, 2019 | News & Analysis
Mark Scott was a high-flying lawyer before getting caught up in a massive cryptocurrency ‘OneCoin” scam that induced victims to invest. He has been accused of using a variety of shell companies, overseas bank accounts and dodgy investment funds to cover up the source...
by admin | Nov 21, 2019 | News & Analysis
Luxury real estate agency Unique Estates founder Nicolette Van Wijngaarden, has been sentenced to three years and six months in jail after pleading guilty to a $3.69 million trust account fraud. She was charged with 15 fraud offences, with the case being the largest...
by admin | Nov 21, 2019 | News & Analysis
A 2019 investigation into the Yarriambiack Shire Council has found deficiencies in the organisation including $1 million of “unrecoverable” rates, staff using council credit cards without permission and non-digital filing in a shipping container....
by admin | Nov 21, 2019 | News & Analysis
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released guidance for upcoming changes to the Corporations Act that will require large proprietary and public companies to have whistleblower policies in place by 1 January 2020. The guidance includes a...
