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Perth Mint board ignored corruption advice – 18 June 2020
Three years ago the Perth Mint board ignored legal advice and chose not to refer some representatives of the refiner to the state’s corruption watch-dog . Now due to pressure and suspended shipments, there are revelations the refiner was dealing with a convicted killer.’
https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/perth-mint-board-ignored-corruption-advice-20200617-p553ib
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Detectives lay 59 additional charges over romance scams uncovered during $9 million fraud investigation – 17 June 2020
An additional 59 charges were laid against a woman, after uncovering a sophisticated romance scam during an investigation into an alleged $9 million fraud and money laundering syndicate targeting the Thai-Australian community across NSW.
Secret CBA board report in class action lawyers’ sights – 17 June 2020
A secret report into the handling of the AUSTRAC scandal by Commonwealth Bank’s chairman and directors has breathed new life into a $7 billion class action against the bank while raising questions about the status of ASIC’s own investigation into the matter.
Privnote destructive message service cloned by Bitcoin scammers – 15 June 2020
People who thought they were using an encrypted messaging service (Privnote) to securely communicate were instead using one that hijacked their messages to try and steal their cash
