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Payroll officer splashed stolen cash on Candy Crush

Payroll officer splashed stolen cash on Candy Crush

A woman who swindled more than a million dollars in an elaborate payroll scam, spending $180,000 on Candy Crush, has pleaded guilty to fraud charges.

Former MP convicted for defrauding coronavirus grants

Former MP convicted for defrauding coronavirus grants

Former MP convicted for defrauding coronavirus grants

Former MP convicted for defrauding coronavirus grants

A disgraced former federal MP has been forced to repay $25,000 in COVID-19 grants fraudulently obtained from the government.

Accountant stole $2m from musicians, restaurateurs

Accountant stole $2m from musicians, restaurateurs

Accountant stole $2m from musicians, restaurateurs

Accountant stole $2m from musicians, restaurateurs

After admitting to stealing $2 million from musicians and business owners a 38-year-old has been remanded in custody ahead of his sentencing.

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Scammer jailed for stealing close to $400k from cousin

Scammer jailed for stealing close to $400k from cousin

Angela Liberatore, 50, has been sentenced after she was found guilty by a jury of 33 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception.

Paralegal who stole $1.5m locked up ahead of sentence

Paralegal who stole $1.5m locked up ahead of sentence

A judge has locked up former paralegal Athena Razos, 59, as he said jail was inevitable after she stole more than $1.5 million from a Melbourne law firm.

Staffer jailed for $1m fraud of film production company

Staffer jailed for $1m fraud of film production company

A 71-year-old woman will serve 20 months behind bars after admitting she defrauded her television and film production company employer of almost $1 million.

First person jailed under foreign interference laws

First person jailed under foreign interference laws

A former Liberal Party candidate will be jailed for at least a year after becoming the first person in Australia found guilty under foreign interference laws.

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Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Advancing AI fuels ‘epidemic’ of online financial scams

Criminal gangs are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to launch sophisticated and widespread online scams, experts have warned.

'Inappropriate': Metro Tunnel workers faked timesheets

'Inappropriate': Metro Tunnel workers faked timesheets

'Inappropriate': Metro Tunnel workers faked timesheets

'Inappropriate': Metro Tunnel workers faked timesheets

The national regulator has found workers on Melbourne's $14 billion Metro Tunnel rail project falsified timesheets.

Man guilty of foreign influence asks to be spared jail

Man guilty of foreign influence asks to be spared jail

Man guilty of foreign influence asks to be spared jail

Man guilty of foreign influence asks to be spared jail

A Victorian jury found Di Sanh Duong guilty of planning to engage in foreign influence by handing a $37,000 cheque over to a minister for a hospital donation.

Tax office staff suspects in $2 billion GST refund scam

Tax office staff suspects in $2 billion GST refund scam

Tax office staff suspects in $2 billion GST refund scam

Tax office staff suspects in $2 billion GST refund scam

Up to 150 Australian Taxation Office staff are suspected of taking part in a social media scam that swindled $2 billion in GST refunds.

Trial begins over alleged major construction tax fraud

Trial begins over alleged major construction tax fraud

Trial begins over alleged major construction tax fraud

Trial begins over alleged major construction tax fraud

A trial over an alleged $13 million construction industry tax fraud is expected to take six months and include more than a hundred hours of secret phone calls.

Final man sentenced over Australia's biggest tax fraud

Final man sentenced over Australia's biggest tax fraud

Final man sentenced over Australia's biggest tax fraud

Final man sentenced over Australia's biggest tax fraud

Tax cheats have been warned they cannot evade the law forever after a final jail sentence was issued over the $105 million Plutus payroll fraud.

'Blizzard of lies' tangled reporter in Plutus blackmail

'Blizzard of lies' tangled reporter in Plutus blackmail

'Blizzard of lies' tangled reporter in Plutus blackmail

'Blizzard of lies' tangled reporter in Plutus blackmail

Statements by a "proven liar" led a veteran crime reporter to be linked to the blackmail of the architects of a major tax fraud scheme, a court has heard.

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Investment fund conman found dead on day of sentencing

Kenneth Charles Grace has been found dead on the same day he was due to learn his fate for siphoning millions of dollars from clients into his own bank account.

Police search for man who scammed $8.7m off investors

Police are warning people in Melbourne's east to be on alert for a scammer who is purporting to be a property developer.

Warrant for hedge-fund fraudster after sentence no-show

Kenneth Charles Grace is wanted for arrest after failing to appear in court over his role in a fund that collapsed, leaving $24 million unaccounted for.

Alleged SMS scammer also accused of identity fraud

A man allegedly behind a scam that involved the sending of 17.5 million text messages has also been accused of using passports and licences to commit fraud.

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Arrest warrant withdrawn for former AFL player manager

Former player manager Ricky Nixon is accused of obtaining property by deception through the sale of fraudulent AFL memorabilia.

Arrest warrant issued for ex-AFL agent Ricky Nixon

Former player manager Ricky Nixon is accused of obtaining property by deception through the sale of fraudulent AFL memorabilia.

Vitality King slams 'made-up' money laundering charges

A former male escort turned holistic healer has criticised allegations he was involved in laundering $1.6 million from six victims as weak and "imaginary".

Major seizure from probe into $80m dark net drug vendor

A 36-year-old man has been charged after an investigation into a dark net drug seller believed to be behind millions of dollars in illicit online sales.

Fraudster former MP's overseas trip blocked by court

Ex-MP Craig Thomson has been stopped from travelling to India to oversee a shipment as he awaits sentencing over grant money he used on his own expenses.

Ex-MP, accused fraudster Thomson's India trip greenlit

A business trip to oversee packing of an edible plant is on the cards for disgraced former Labor MP Craig Thomson ahead of his sentencing and trials for fraud.

Former Liberal candidate guilty over Chinese influence

Di Sanh Duong has been found guilty of planning to engage in foreign influence by handing a $37,000 cheque over to a minister for a Melbourne hospital donation.

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