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Harness racers on fraud charges – 21 August 2018
Three Brisbane harness racing participants have been charged with fraud after allegedly misusing banking services for tax avoidance purposes over several years.
https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2018/08/21/harness-racers-on-fraud-charges/
Businessman sells €2m of bitcoin for wads of badly forged cash – 20 August 2018
A South Korean businessman with a Singapore-based cryptocurrency firm got a nasty shock when he traded 2 million euros (about US$2.3m) in bitcoin for counterfeit money. A Serbian resident, was remanded in custody on charges of fraud and being part of an organised crime network.
https://www.finder.com.au/businessman-sells-e2m-of-bitcoin-for-wads-of-badly-forged-cash
Businessman threatened to expose Plutus tax fraud scheme – 19 August 2018
The director of a company linked to the $130 million Plutus tax fraud threatened to blow the whistle on the scheme. The affidavit, obtained by The Australian Financial Review, alleged Adam Cranston and others were controlling a network of labour hire firms to defraud the tax office and had “fabricated” a law suit to prevent the Australian Tax Office from taking action against them.
‘Missing link’: the invisible DNA spray helping catch crooks – 17 August 2018
Tania Jolley from DNA Guardian Solutions has created a device that sprays people involved in criminal activity with a unique DNA marker. The spray is very difficult to wash off, staying on the skin for up to six weeks and visible clearly under ultraviolet light.
