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Second Qld council sacked after probe – 2 May 2019
Mayor Luke Smith from Logan council and seven councillors were last week charged with fraud by the Crime and Corruption Commission.The value of the fraud is at least $100,000 and carries a maximum penalty of 20 years. An eighth councillor has also been charged over allegations she siphoned funds into her own bank account.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6101533/second-qld-council-sacked-after-probe/?cs=14231
Cyberscam mastermind’s lavish lifestyle revealed – 2 May 2019
Feezan Hameed Choudhary was reaping 2.8million each month as the ringleader of UK’s biggest-ever cyber scam. He phoned innocent customers posing as a bank official, putting on Scottish, Welsh and upper-class English accents and convincing them to hand over personal details, which allowed him to drain their accounts.
SA homebuilder under police investigation as owner dodges alleged debt – 1 May 2019
Liquidators have failed to track down the man behind an SA construction company (GNC Homes). He is being investigated for alleged insurance fraud and owes creditors nearly $3 million. Many of these creditors continue to suffer the personal and financial consequences of the company’s failure to pay.
ATO ramps up data matching in cryptocurrency crackdown – 30 April 2019
The ATO will now use third party data and matching programs to track cryptocurrency, that has been used to move funds within the black economy and hide money offshore. It will also track those who should be paying taxes for capital gains.
