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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.
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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.
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.
