The following are articles relevant to the Professional Investigator. Click on the title to make a comment or join the conversation.
Cocaine, girls, million-dollar fraud: What the Commonwealth Bank lender did next – 11 May 2018
A Commonwealth Bank loans officer who perpetrated a $3.5 million fraud on the bank and spent up big on cocaine, “lots of girls” and fine dining, was never reported to police, allowing him to continue working in the financial services sector.
An aspiring diplomat applies her skills to uncovering corruption and corporate fraud – 10 May 2018
Interesting article on the career of Snežana Gebauer and her use of corporate intelligence to help with investigations which have led to numerous prosecutions across a diverse number of industries and countries.
Insurance giant chairman jailed for 18 years in China for fraud – 10 May 2018
Anbang Insurance chairman Wu Xiaohui had assets of $US1.65 billion ($2.2 billion) confiscated after a Shanghai court found he had defrauded China’s second-largest insurance company of 65.2 billion Chinese yuan ($13 billion), and illegally misappropriated 10 billion yuan in insurance premiums.
SA parliament to debate whistleblower laws – 10 May 2018
Whistleblowers may soon have stronger protections under a bill introduced to parliament in South Australia.
The Liberal government on Thursday introduced legislation to shield journalists from criminal or civil liability if they do not disclose the identity of their sources when the information is in the public interest.
