by admin | Oct 5, 2018 | News & Analysis
Those operating a cryptocurrency/digital currency exchange (DCE) which exchanges fiat (Australian or foreign currency) for digital currency and/or vice versa, have obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act). A...
by admin | Oct 5, 2018 | News & Analysis
Indigenous leader Geoff Clark and three of his family members faced court on a total of 86 fraud-related charges between them for the purposes of paying Mr Clarks legal fees. They have been accused of dishonestly obtaining around $685,000 from Framlingham Aboriginal...
by admin | Oct 5, 2018 | News & Analysis
Police are warning Victorians against a Bitcoin scam which has seen four victims lose $50,000 after being told they owed a tax debt. Victims were directed to take money from their bank account and go to Braybrook where a bitcoin ATM, one of a very limited number in...
by admin | Oct 4, 2018 | News & Analysis
Tim McCurdy, a former real estate agent who became a Coalition frontbencher, is accused of falsifying documents relating to the sale of two dairy farms in northern Victoria in 2009. Mr McCurdy said he will still re-contest the seat of Ovens Valley, which he has held...
by admin | Oct 4, 2018 | News & Analysis
The ABC board has hired an investigator to examine explosive claims made by former ABC managing director, Michelle Guthrie in the weeks leading up to her removal. Several of those allegations, including political interference and inappropriate conduct by former...
by admin | Oct 4, 2018 | News & Analysis
Insurers have moved to defend the use of private investigators, saying they are necessary for the detection of fraud and they have tightened the industry code to prevent the misuse of surveillance. AIPI was asked to comment and we noted that members need to comply...
