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Aussie scalper arrested and charged with fraud after Ed Sheeran ticket scam – 20 March 2018
A 33 year old Queensland man has been charged with two counts of fraud, after allegedly duping Sheeran fans with fake tickets to the singer’s Brisbane concerts. The State Crimes Command’s Financial and Cyber Crime Group made the arrest after an investigation into computer hacking and fraud.
Banking Royal Commission hears of cash bribes, conflicts of interest and hidden fees – 17 March 2018
Following the conclusion of the first week of the Royal Commission into banks, ABC business reporter Daniel Ziffer provides an analysis of the uncovering of the first few days of the hearing.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-17/banking-royal-commission-hears-mortgage-brokers-bribed/9557558
Blood, fraud and money led to Therano’s CEO’s fall from grace – 15 March 2018
Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of medical testing start-up Theranos faces massive fraud charges after the US Securities and Exchange commission uncovered that she had lied about the technology and used publicity to entice payments from investors.
NAB to start refunds over loan fraud case – 15 March 2018
NAB is set to start issuing refunds after fraud was uncovered through their introducer program, which pays businesspeople outside of the bank for successful lending referrals. Investigations have found that bankers helped customers prepare false documents for the loans they received commissions on.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/nab-to-start-refunds-over-loan-fraud-cases
