Case studies

A 34-year-old Sydney man has avoided jail time for his involvement in a criminal enterprise that involved impersonating the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

A Melbourne woman, 24, was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months’ imprisonment with a non-parole period of 4 years for her role in a major international criminal syndicate. It’s estimated the syndicate stole in excess of $3.3million from victims’ superannuation and share trading accounts through fraud and identity theft.

A Brisbane pharmacist charged with defrauding the Commonwealth’s Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme has been ordered to pay $1.9million to the Commonwealth pursuant to section 116(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth). The debt will be paid from the sale of restrained assets, including property, shares and cryptocurrency.

A joint investigation by the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity and the Department of Home Affairs found 2 former officers had engaged in corrupt conduct between 2011 and 2017.

A former Western Australian senior public official used an elaborate fake invoicing scheme, in what has been described as Australia's largest public sector fraud.

Following receipt of more than 40 complaints to the Office for Public Integrity about the conduct of authorised South Australian driving examiners, an investigation was launched by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) into the conduct of examiners.

A former Australian Border Force (ABF) officer has pleaded guilty to obtaining a financial advantage by deception after processing fraudulent claims worth $72,000.

A former Australian Border Force officer pleaded guilty to criminal offences including 2 counts of forgery and 3 counts of theft totalling $93,898.75.

The former general manager of Papunya Community Store Aboriginal Corporation was convicted of 2 criminal offences after using funding obtained for the construction of a 'Community Hub' to pay various personal debts.

A 62-year old man has been charged over phoenix activity that resulted in losses to the Australian Government of over $800,000.