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Subscriber only A TOWNSVILLE mother-of-five has paid the price for failing to declare her full-time income while receiving over $103,075 from Centrelink in single parenting payments over a five-year period. A court has heard how social worker Bianca Mary Oyston, 45, made false declarations to Centrelink claiming she had received nil income between July 2014 and May 2019. This was despite earning over $243,000 from her role at Life Without Barriers and over $193,000 from House with No Steps - an average of $3,121 per fortnight - in addition to the single parent payments from Centrelink. Hunched over and tearful, Oyston pleaded guilty in the Townsville District Court on Tuesday to one count of obtain financial advantage by deception and one count of obtaining financial advantage for self.
Former used car salesman jailed over $167k fraud A former used car salesman who bought $167,000 worth of cars on credit, by falsely claiming he was a licensed motor dealer, has been jailed for fraud.
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Subscriber only A former used car salesman who bought $167,000 worth of cars on credit, by falsely claiming he was a licensed motor dealer, will spend nine months in jail for fraud. US-born Luke Donald Schwenke, 49, bought 16 cars on credit over five months, but was unable to pay back almost $100,000 to a car company, Brisbane District Court heard. Schwenke pleaded guilty on Thursday to a charge that he dishonestly obtained cars to the value of at least $100,00 from Brisbane Auto Group between December, 2018, and May, 2019.
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