Industry News
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 30 August 2024‘Game-changer’ ruling to hit dodgy business tactics – 23 August 2024 The High Court ruled Captain Cook College used a dodgy incentive scheme to help recruiters sign up students. This landmark court decision will mean Corporations could now be held directly responsible for predatory business models. https://citynews.com.au/2024/game-changer-ruling-to-hit-dodgy-business-tactics/ E-scooter firm accused of audacious scam – 25 […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 23 August 2024Westpac accuses Meta of failing to deal with scams after hundreds of customers affected – 19 August 2024 Westpac has accused Facebook owner Meta of failing to deal with scam posts through the social media platform, after hundreds of incidents over the past year impacted customers. The big four bank took aim at the social […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 16 August 2024Canberra gambler avoids jail for stealing over $70,000 from Master Builders Association while employed by organisation – 13 August 2024 A man who stole over $70,000 from the Master Builders Association while working as its event organiser has been convicted of fraud in the ACT Supreme Court. The court heard Luke Lowes did not intend […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 9 August 2024PwC wrongfully claimed legal privilege over documents to frustrate Tax Office, inquiry told – 2 August 2024 Consulting giant PwC systematically frustrated the Tax Office by wrongfully claiming legal privilege over thousands of documents, according to the evidence of the former general counsel and chief executive in their first statements since they resigned following the […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 2 August 2024Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian fails to overturn ICAC’s serious corruption conduct finding – 26 July 2024 Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has failed to overturn the finding that she engaged in serious corrupt conduct.Last year, the Independent Commission Against Corruption found Ms Berejiklian breached public trust, while serving as state premier, during her secret […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 26 July 2024Geraldton financial advisor Thomas ‘Graham’ Greenaway jailed for $2.9m Aboriginal trust theft after retrial – 19 July 2024 Thomas “Graham” Greenaway was found guilty of 33 stealing charges relating to taking $2.9 million from the Yugunga-Nya people’s trust while he was trustee. Greenaway was imprisoned, won an appeal in 2022, and in a retrial in […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 19 July 2024Brisbane couple charged with spying for Russia in alleged attempt to access defence secrets – 12 July 2024 Two Russian-born Australians Kira and Igor Korolev are facing espionage charges after being arrested in suburban Brisbane. AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw said a 40-year-old woman on long-term leave from the Australian defence force and her 62-year-old husband […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 12 July 2024Cutting-edge technology is being deployed to stop the illegal trafficking of Australian wildlife – 8 July 2024 Wildlife trafficking is the fourth-largest organised crime globally, worth over $450 billion a year, according to the Wildlife Crime Research Hub. It’s estimated thousands of Australian species are being traded internationally, with cockatoos and lizards particularly popular. Australian […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 5 July 2024Four people facing 192 property laundering charges over shipping container & investment fraud scams – 29 June 2024 A group of alleged scammers are facing almost 200 charges, accused of running a sophisticated property laundering syndicate that swindled millions of dollars from victims across Australia. https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/four-people-facing-192-property-laundering-charges-over-shipping-container-investment-fraud-scams-c-15175374 Access to digitial version required to read article. Are […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 28 June 2024Harriet lost $1.6 million to a scam. She wants the government to act and the bank forced to pay up – 23 June 2024 Harriet Spring fell for a sophisticated fixed-term deposit scam. Experts warn scams are now too complex for consumers to pick up on by themselves and they want banks to be liable […]