THEFT – AUSTRALIA

Australians are real stars at cheating – Ball-tampering is merely the tip of the iceberg

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Original article by Janet Albrechtsen
The Australian – Page: 12 : 4-Apr-18

Factors such as the extent of "liar loans" revealed by the banking royal commission, the black economy, and rampant insurance fraud and theft from shops suggest that Australia is a nation of cheats. The forgone tax revenue from the $A25bn-a-year black economy, for example, is much greater than tax evasion by large companies. For many people in a nation founded by petty criminals, the real crime arising from cricket’s ball-tampering scandal may be not the plot itself but the fact that Smith, Warner and Bancroft did it live on international television.

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AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION INTO MISCONDUCT IN THE BANKING, SUPERANNUATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED

Jackson silent as 70 charges laid bare

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Original article by Pia Akerman
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 20-Sep-16

The Melbourne Magistrates’ Court has imposed strict bail conditions on the Health Services Union’s former national secretary, Kathy Jackson. She will return to court for a committal hearing in January 2017, when she will face 70 charges of fraud and theft relating to the unauthorised use of the union’s funds. Amongst other things, Jackson is accused of transferring union funds to her personal bank account and paying for personal expenses with the union’s credit cards. Jackson could face up to 10 years in jail if she is convicted.

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HEALTH SERVICES UNION OF AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE MAGISTRATES’ COURT, AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION INTO TRADE UNION GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, JB HI-FI LIMITED – ASX JBH, LAWSONS AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION

Accused Myer fraud ‘left CV at home’

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Original article by Pia Akerman
The Australian – Page: 22 : 17-Dec-14

Melbourne Magistrates Court was on 16 December 2014 told of the deceptions allegedly perpetrated by Andrew Jeffery Flanagan. He was made group GM strategy and business development at department stores chain Myer in mid-2014, but lasted just one day in the role before it emerged that he had faked the qualifications and experience on his resume. Flanagan has been granted bail ahead of a directions hearing on 17 December, and has been committed to stand trial on seven counts of fraud and theft. He had also duped the Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bendigo Health and Specialty Fashion Group

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MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR, MILLER’S FASHION CLUB, SPECIALTY FASHION GROUP LIMITED – ASX SFH, RIVERS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, BENDIGO HEALTH, ZARA, INDITEX SA, AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA ARAB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INCORPORATED, MELBOURNE MAGISTRATES’ COURT