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Labour charged with more than $220,000 of fraud – 23 February 2018
Hills shire councillor (NSW) Ray Harty has been charged with fraud, after dishonestly obtaining over $220,000 from Comet Training – owned by the NSW divisions of CFMEU. Harty will face a local court on April 12.
Shock AU claims: detective breaks silence on fraud scandal news – 22 February 2018
In a development in the long-running investigation into the Australian Workers Union fraud scandal that arose in 1998, the now retired detective who handled the case has broken his silence. David McAlpine has called for a fresh probe into the incident, after his investigation was overturned due to political interference.
Former ANZ boss Tracey Lee Cook sentenced over $300K scam – 16 February 2018
Tracey Lee Cook has been jailed after being found guilty of obtaining financial advantage by deception, after depositing over $300,000 in cheques into personal bank accounts. It is understood that Cook used her position at ANZ and power over junior employees to obtain the funds.
‘It’s going to be really bad’: Jordan Belfort slams cryptos as ‘pump-and-dump schemes’ – 13 February 2018
The real-life Wolf of Wall street Jordan Belfort is predicting that the cryptocurrency market will soon come to an end, with investors being ‘left holding the bag’. He describes the craze as a ‘pump-and-dump’ scheme.
