Case studies

A NSW Police Force Officer bribed a former Australian Border Force (ABF) Officer for information to help a criminal group illegally import tobacco products. The NSW Police Force Officer was a love interest and a former colleague of the ABF Officer.

A Sydney hedge fund collapsed after a manager’s business email was compromised.

Five people in Melbourne have been charged with defrauding both the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the Child Care Subsidy of $800,000.

A 45 year-old Brisbane man has been charged for attempting to defraud the Queensland Government’s “Back to Work” program.

A former Victorian public servant and 3 individuals associated with an external provider have been charged with 55 offences relating to alleged dodgy TAFE qualifications and training.

Two men have been arrested for their involvement in an SMS phishing scheme working to steal identity and money from thousands of Australians.

A group allegedly controlled multiple providers registered on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to steal over $1.5 million from 68 Australians living with disability.

A 56-year-old female police officer took advantage of her position to steal 6 vacant homes by exploiting the law of adverse possession, more commonly known as "squatter’s rights" (legally becoming the owner of a property after continuous possession or occupation of the property without the permission of its legal owner).

Three Queensland women allegedly submitted several fraudulent applications to attempt to access early release of superannuation totalling $113,500. Police allege that the women, who are allegedly linked to a sophisticated crime gang, collected identity data in order to access the superannuation accounts of unsuspecting victims. The women were arrested following investigations by the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce.

Multiple people have been charged and convicted as part of Operation Elbrus which revealed a group of people were using payroll services companies to divert pay-as-you-go withholding tax and goods and services tax owed to the ATO. The group is alleged to have defrauded the Commonwealth of over $105 million over three years. Sixteen people have been charged, with multiple being convicted and sentenced to prison.