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‘He was doing a great job’: Darebin’s $16m council corruption scam – 30 September 2019
ASIC has found that a project manager at Darebin Council took cash, gifts and other benefits from a road contractor while awarding the firm more than $16 million in work.
ICAC hears fake donors used to deliberately cover up illegal Labor donations – 30 September 2019
NSW MP Jonathan Yee is set to hand back about $10,000 in donations after they were exposed as fraudulent before an anti-corruption inquiry. He arranged for cheques to be issued with the knowledge they would be reimbursed in cash.
Ex-G8 chair accused of ‘dishonest scheme’ – 30 September 2019
Merchant banker Jenny Hutson is accused of taking $928,000 from a listed childcare company she chaired to buy ANZ bank shares for herself.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6412575/ex-g8-chair-accused-of-dishonest-scheme/?cs=14264
Racing figure guilty of $18m betting fraud – 30 September 2019
Racing identity Bill Vlahos has admitted to defrauding punters of almost $18 million across five years in a betting ring fraud. Gamblers were supplied with ‘bet sheets’ representing the horses upon which bets were placed, but he has admitted putting the money into his personal bank account instead.
https://7news.com.au/news/crime/bill-vlahos-guilty-of-18m-betting-fraud-c-479261
