Tag: Fraud and Corporate Crime
NZ foreign minister stands aside amidst fraud claims
NZ's foreign affairs minister has agreed to stand aside while he is investigated over undeclared political donations.[MORE]
Clark to speak with foreign minister over fraud claims
New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark is under increasing pressure to sack her Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Peters, who is being investigated over undeclared political donations.[MORE]
NZ Foreign Minister's party investigated for fraud
New Zealand's Foreign Minister is in hot water over a $100,000 donation from a billionaire businessman.[MORE]
Enough evidence to charge Flavell, inquiry hears
A Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) inquiry has heard there is sufficient evidence for prosecutors to consider charges against former senior Queensland government bureaucrat Scott Flavell.[MORE]
Trial date set for ASIC claim against Forrest
A trial date has been set for the corporate watchdog's claim against Australia's richest man and his company, Fortescue Metals Group. [MORE]
Shareholders win record $145m in Aristocrat case
The Federal Court in Sydney has approved what is believed to be the largest class action settlement in Australian legal history.[MORE]
Senior health official cleared of fraud charges
A former senior official with WA's health department has been found not guilty of more than one hundred fraud related charges.[MORE]
Jail over big theft from hospital
A man who admitted stealing almost $471,000 from Stirling District Hospital in the Adelaide Hills has been sentenced to more than three years in jail.[MORE]
'Fast Eddy' leaves ABC Learning investors reeling
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ABC investors may have been taken for one of Australia's biggest corporate rides.[MORE]
ICAC witness denies 'freezing out' competition
A former NSW Fire Brigade project manager has denied excluding architects to make more money for himself.[MORE]
Victorians lose $250m to scams, fraud
Almost 7 per cent of Victorians respond to fraudulent schemes, a new survey shows.[MORE]
Westpoint promoter gets suspended sentence
A promoter for the collapsed company Westpoint has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of deceiving investors.[MORE]
Fire Brigade paid $100k to sacked managers
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) yesterday heard the New South Wales Fire Brigade paid more than $100,000 to two former project managers after they had been forced to resign over a serious conflict of interest.[MORE]
Traders warned to watch for dud cheques
Shop owners in the Northern Rivers are warned to be on the alert for 'dud cheques'.[MORE]
ICAC witness admits threatening others
A former fire brigade project manager has admitted to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) that he threatened people who could give evidence against him. [MORE]
Agius remains on bail
A former Sydney accountant accused of running an overseas money laundering scheme has had his bail continued.[MORE]
Fire brigade fraud 'like winning lottery'
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has been told New South Wales taxpayers were defrauded of more than $2.5 million due to alleged corruption by two fire brigade project managers. [MORE]
Westpac wins right to sell properties to recoup $14m
Westpac bank has wrested control of several properties in central west New South Wales from companies associated with a man who owes the bank $14 million.[MORE]
Man accused of cheating Aussie Home Loans chief arrested in Aceh
A New Zealand man accused of swindling Aussie Home Loans boss John Symonds out of $270,000 has been arrested in Indonesia's Aceh following an extradition request from Australia.[MORE]
Vic racing rife with criminal activity: review
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An independent review of the Vic racing industry has found criminal activity has been 'rampant'.[MORE]
Tax scam accused pleads not guilty
A 56-year-old Sunshine Coast man has pleaded not guilty in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Commonwealth.[MORE]
Yudhoyono under fire over ministers' bribes scandal
There is growing criticism of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision not to dismiss two senior ministers implicated in a Bank Indonesia corruption scandal. [MORE]
Accountant accused of $10m tax fraud
Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged a 56-year-old Queensland man for a multi-million dollar offshore tax avoidance scheme.[MORE]
NSW Govt vows to end RailCorp corruption
NSW Govt vows to stamp out RailCorp corruption, after charges urged against three ex-employees.[MORE]
Jailed over $600,000 fraud
Judge says white collar workers who abuse the trust of their employers would not escape punishment because of previously unblemished records.[MORE]
