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Subscriber only The fraud trial of an ex-council CEO has heard he falsified meeting minutes and lied to rush a $500,000 severance payment for himself before he resigned. Former Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council chief executive Lee Robertson was charged with one count of fraud in 2015 after a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation. He had resigned from his role three years earlier. Mr Robertson pleaded not guilty to fraudulently obtaining $500,459.20 ($303,618.28 after tax) when his trial began on Monday. In his address to the jury on Thursday, crown prosecutor Sam Bain drew their attention to the then deputy mayor June Pearson s account, who said she raised concerns on November 15, 2012, over a resolution recorded in a meeting on September 20, 2012.
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Subscriber only The fraud trial of an ex-council CEO has heard he falsified meeting minutes and lied to rush a $500,000 severance payment for himself before he resigned. Former Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council chief executive Lee Robertson was charged with one count of fraud in 2015 after a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation. He had resigned from his role three years earlier. Mr Robertson pleaded not guilty to fraudulently obtaining $500,459.20 ($303,618.28 after tax) when his trial began on Monday. In his address to the jury on Thursday, crown prosecutor Sam Bain drew their attention to the then deputy mayor June Pearson s account, who said she raised concerns on November 15, 2012, over a resolution recorded in a meeting on September 20, 2012.
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Sandeep Gururaj, Former Deputy General Manager of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG), accused of siphoning off funds (reportedly 62 Crores) from the.
Snippets: PF interest crediting begins
PF interest crediting begins
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has begun crediting interest at the rate of 8.5% in the employeesâ accounts for the financial year 2019-20. An EPFO circular says all regional provident fund offices have been instructed to credit the interest without any delay. It says the employees can now check their PF balance on its website. It announced the new interest rate only last week.
NEP: Pokhriyal for task force formation
After reviewing the implementation of New Education Policy, 2020, Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal recommended the constitution of a task force for coordinating NEP implementation between educational institutions. He suggested a review committee and an implementation commiÂttee headed by secretary, Higher Education be formed. Pokhriyal has recommended the constiÂtutiÂon of a task force for coordinating of NEP implementaÂtion between higher education and school eduÂ�