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Trump’s former fixer Cohen sentenced to prison for ‘smorgasbord of fraud’ – 13 December 2018
US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has been sentenced to three years in prison for a string of offences, including campaign law violations he said he committed at Trump’s direction.
Dashcams, fitness trackers and smartphone cameras changing the game for police investigating serious crimes – 13 December 2018
The public’s insatiable use of technology has evolved into the perfect crime-fighting tool, creating “a web of surveillance”. Police can now check location information from a suspect’s fitness tracker or smartphone to see if they were near a crime scene — even if location services are turned off. The Australian Parliament last week passed new encryption laws, forcing technology companies to allow police access to encrypted messages.
Police raid home of NAB chief Andrew Thorburn’s former chief of staff – 12 December 2018
Fraud squad police have raided the home of NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn’s former chief of staff Rosemary Rogers, as part of a bribery investigation sparked by an internal bank whistleblower. Ms Rogers is being investigated as part of a wider probe involving allegedly suspicious payments by executive events firm the Human Group to win contracts from the bank.
Businessman Peter Gregg found guilty of falsifying records – 11 December 2018
Australian executive Peter Gregg faces up to four years in jail after a Sydney court found him guilty of falsifying company records in relation to an allegedly corrupt $15 million payment during his time at construction giant Leighton Holdings.
