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Bank worker pleads guilty to $3.75m theft a decade after CBA failed to report crime – 9 February 2021
A former Commonwealth Bank loan officer has pleaded guilty to stealing $3.75 million via falsifying loan documentation. He blew the money on “a lot of” cocaine and a lavish lifestyle whilst the bank failed to report his crime spree to police, a decade ago.
Luxury assets seized from Plutus tax fraudster – 8 February 2021
Taxpayers have retrieved almost $16 million in assets from one of the architects of the massive Plutus Payroll tax fraud by founder Simon Anquetil. Anquetil admitted to conspiring to defraud the Commonwealth by siphoning off taxes owed from the payroll business, into a complex network of companies over three years.
https://www.afr.com/wealth/tax/luxury-assets-seized-from-plutus-tax-fraudster-20210208-p570g2
Scammer refuses to give up password for bitcoin wallet worth $86 million – 8 February 2021
A fraudster in Germany is refusing to give up the password to millions worth of bitcoin – and police can’t crack the code.
Cann Group flags $3.6m cyber security fraud – 8 February 2021
Medical cannabis company “Cann Group” is seeking to recover $3.6 million now missing after paying an overseas contractor for works being undertaken at its Mildura facility. Those payments were a result of a complex and sophisticated cyber fraud perpetrated against the company and its overseas contractor.
