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Former NAB chief of staff jailed for fraud – 1 February 2021
Rosemary Rogers, the former chief of staff to the CEO of NAB, has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment, after the NSW district court found her guilty of having approved huge invoices from event management company Human Group.
https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/15341-former-nab-chief-of-staff-jailed-for-fraud
ASIC sounds the alarm on bond scams – 29 January 2021
The corporate regulator has issued a warning to investors about imposter bond scams, revealing it has uncovered two such scammers, pretending to be associated with well-known domestic and global financial services firms and offering high-yield bond investments in Australia and the UK.
https://www.professionalplanner.com.au/2021/01/asic-sounds-the-alarm-on-bond-scams/
FBI hits major ransomware operator – 29 January 2021
An alleged member of the ransomware group (Netwalker) behind the attacks on Toll Holdings and legal services firm ‘Law In Order’, has been charged by US authorities as the group’s dark net website was seized by police.
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JobKeeper payments for prisoners, the dead and other fraud cases probed by ATO – 29 January 2021
Employers claiming JobKeeper on behalf of fictitious employees are being pursued by an ATO investigation. Documents obtained using a freedom of information (FOI) application show that, by the end of September, the ATO was investigating 5,974 cases of “inflated employees” in applications for the wage subsidy.
