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Sydney man sentenced for selling online subscriptions using stolen credentials in international investigation
A 23-year-old Sydney man was yesterday handed a two years and two months’ sentence, to be served by way of an intensive corrections order, for his involvement as the creator, administrator and primary financial beneficiary of a number of online subscription services which relied on stolen credentials from Australians and others around the world.
The man, who has also been ordered by the court to serve 200 hours of community service, was arrested in 2019 following international cybercrime investigations by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Taxation Office
A 65-year-old man who allegedly avoided paying more than $2.57 million in tax-related liabilities and impersonated an Australian Taxation Office employee is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court today (23 April 2021).
The Perth man has been charged with four offences over allegations he dishonestly failed to declare $7 million income from a royalty payment to a company he controlled, which police allege was done to avoid paying a GST liability and associated income tax.
The charges are the result of an extensive joint operation by the ATO-led Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT), involving the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
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Australian government moves to protect NDIS from organised crime
Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Linda Reynolds say the arrests of six people in relation to alleged fraud against the NDIS shows the Government’s commitment to protecting the Scheme.
Operation Pegasus is a months-long NDIS Fraud Taskforce investigation into an alleged criminal syndicate accused of defrauding the NDIS.
Following a series of searches across 11 properties in Western Sydney on Tuesday, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) took six people into custody – with each arrested and set to face charges of alleged multi-million dollar fraud against the NDIS.
The Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF), a multi-agency Taskforce led by the Australian Border Force (ABF), has undertaken a two-day blitz disrupting three.