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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.
Criminal cartel case against ANZ, investment banks heading to trial – 9 December 2020
ANZ Bank, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and six executives, face criminal charges after an investigation by the ACCC for an alleged capital raising cartel of $2.5 billion in 2015.
New financial crime guide will zero in on NDIS fraud – 8 December 2020
A new financial crime guide will help businesses understand, identify and report suspicious financial activity to prevent fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
ttps://www.miragenews.com/new-financial-crime-guide-will-zero-in-on-ndis-fraud/
NSW man charged over SMS phishing scam – 8 December 2020
Two men are accused of a phishing scam, were they stole the identities and money from thousands of victims through a sophisticated SMS scheme. They posed as Australian banks and telecommunications companies, misleading victims into clicking on URLs and providing personal or financial account information. Using SIM boxes capable of sending tens of thousands of text messages at a time, the group fleeced 45 customers from one bank alone.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw-man-charged-over-sms-phishing-scam-010717408–spt.html
