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Former health manager accused of falling asleep, taking items home, intimidating employees – 26 August 2020
An Integrity Commission investigation has found that the former senior North West manager ‘Simon Foster’ with the Tasmanian Health Service victimised employees, gained inappropriate personal advantage, and influenced recruitment and other appointments relating to individuals he knew.
Riaz Rahbar handed suspended sentence for fraudulently taking more than $350,000 from ME Bank – 24 August 2020
Riaz Rahbar, an Adelaide man falsified documents to obtain loans totalling more than $350,000 from ‘ME Bank’, to repay debts and fund his gambling addiction.
The ‘enablers’ of Australia’s biggest scam – 21 August 2020
Frank Tearle and Justin Epstein who were two directors sanctioned for “misleading” conduct by ASIC were allowed to oversee a $124 million fund for fugitive businessman Michael Gu and are accused of helping him perpetuate one of the largest scams in Australian corporate history. The $124 million the trio oversaw is now missing and part of an estimated $350 million owed to creditors by Mr Gu and his offsider Harry Huang, who have both fled the country.
https://www.afr.com/property/commercial/the-enablers-of-australia-s-biggest-scam-20200823-p55oe2
Bank of Melbourne Doncaster branch manager Andi Lee pleads guilty to taking Westpac money – 21 August 2020
Andi Lee, a Melbourne Bank manager stole $4.2million from Westpac to fund his lavish lifestlye. He offered a number of his customers bogus term deposit deals and would then transfer their money into false accounts.
