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Glamorous former St George Bank worker charged with fraud – 17 December 2020
Sara Daizli, a former St George Bank employee, allegedly used her staff access to create an online banking account for an elderly client without their knowledge, to drain almost $350,000 of their life savings. She also allegedly used her position at the bank to open accounts in the names of fictitious people and swindle hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Man sentenced for witness tampering in long-running tax evasion case – 17 December 2020
A former Sydney tax was charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) over a false testimony given during civil proceedings in the Federal Court in 2013. A Detective Superintendent said this investigation was about maintaining the integrity of the legal system.
https://www.miragenews.com/man-sentenced-for-witness-tampering-in-long-running-tax-evasion-case/
Ex-BlueScope executive receives suspended sentence over cartel probe – 16 December 2020
Jason Ellis, former general manager of sales and marketing at BlueScope Steel Limited, has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment for inciting the obstruction of an ACCC cartel investigation.
(Access to SMH online edition required to read story.)
Former top table tennis player Adam Green allegedly swindled cash through fixing international matches – 16 December 2020
Adam Green, a former top table tennis player and Olympic hopeful has been arrested and charged for spearheading an international match-fixing operation. Police will allege the ex-table tennis star swindled winnings totalling $500,000, through match fixing over several months.
