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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.
Quarterly update: Corporate crime, anti-bribery and corruption in Australia – 16 December 2020
Article outlines legislation updates to Commonwealth Integrity Commission and the Anti-money laundering Bill passed by Parliament. It also details the reviews of the Corporate criminal responsibility regime, the legislative framework for corporations and financial services regulation and the ASIC enforcement agenda.
