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Paul Whyte’s friend denies paying public servant ‘kickbacks’ as CCC investigates alleged ‘cronyism’ – 10 December 2020
Kent Hunter (a friend of corrupt WA bureaucrat Paul Whyte) has given evidence at a corruption and crime commission. Ken, denied paying Whyte “kickbacks” in return for being given government work, as he was unable to explain how his company ended up being paid more $1 million in public funds.
Nine connected to Rebels bikie gang arrested over alleged bushfire grant fraud – 10 December 2020
Nine people have been arrested in NSW over an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money, intended for victims of last year’s bushfires.
https://7news.com.au/news/bushfires/nine-arrested-over-bushfire-grant-fraud-c-1741864
Police charge woman after $250,000 bank fraud at Broken Hill – 10 December 2020
A woman who worked as bank teller, has been charged after an investigation into fraudulent activity totalling approximately $250,000 at a bank in the state’s far west earlier this year.
https://www.miragenews.com/police-charge-woman-after-250-000-bank-fraud-at-broken-hill/
Premier and corruption-buster clash over funding to investigate police – 9 December 2020
A bipartisan parliamentary committee will call for more funding for Victoria’s corruption watchdog after both the IBAC chief and the Ombudsman, insisted the Andrews government had failed to adequately support their work. It is claimed that corruption allegations are being overlooked, because of a lack of investigators and technical staff, such as surveillance operatives.
