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Rosemary Rogers: How fraudster former NAB chief of staff’s lavish life unravelled – 14 December 2020
A former National Australian Bank chief-of-staff (Rosemary Rogers) who allegedly participated in a large-scale bank fraud scheme where she approved inflated invoices in return for kickbacks, has pleaded guilty to fraud offences. Ms Rosamond, who also is allegedly involved with skimming millions for herself, denies all allegations against her and will face court.
Australian Financial Crimes Agency Says Junkets Infiltrated by Organized Crime, Foreign Agents – 13 December 2020
AUSTRAC concluded in their report, that the junket operators who serve the Australian casino sector have been infiltrated by criminals and foreign agents, placing the nation at risk of money laundering and “foreign interference.”
https://www.casino.org/news/austrac-says-junkets-infiltrated-by-organized-crime-foreign-agents/
Nearly $450m set for Bernie Madoff victims – 11 December 2020
Victims of Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind the worst financial scam in history, will receive $448m in additional payments through a victim fund. The 82-year-old was sentenced to 150 years in prison in 2009 for running the pyramid-style scheme
AUSTRAC releases junket tour operations money laundering and terrorism financing risk assessment – 11 December 2020
AUSTRAC launched its money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) risk assessment of the junket tour operations (JTOs) sector and classed the risk as ‘High’. The assessment concludes that the main criminal threat facing the JTOs sector is money laundering.
