Tag: Fraud

‘Sayers what’: Ex-PWC CEO’s firm given $6.2 million in government contracts

The private company of the man who was CEO of PwC Australia during the entire tax leaks affair has received over $6.2 million in taxpayer funds in just the past two years.

Source: ‘Sayers what’: Ex-PWC CEO’s firm given $6.2 million in government contracts

“Grossly Inflated, Objectively False, and Therefore Fraudulent and Illegal” – Mother Jones

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At his Park Avenue condo building, Trump valued 12 unsold units at $49 million—but they were actually rent-controlled apartments that were unavailable for sale on the market, so their real value was closer to $750,000, according to Letitia James, the state’s AG. Trump figured the value of his Mar-a-Lago resort at around $739 million—perhaps a reasonable number for such a large piece of oceanfront property in Palm Beach if it could be sold as a residence and subdivided to build more homes. But, James alleges, Trump knew very well from the deeds he himself had signed that the property can’t ever be divided up into residential lots. It’s arguably worth about one-tenth of what he told bankers, according to James.

Source: “Grossly Inflated, Objectively False, and Therefore Fraudulent and Illegal” – Mother Jones

Trump Is ‘Done,’ Says Presidential Historian | Crooks and Liars

Trump Is 'Done,' Says Presidential Historian

A history professor who has predicted every presidential election correctly since 1984 said that he believes former President Donald Trump is “done” in politics and may not escape jail time after he was sued in New York for alleged real estate fraud.

Source: Trump Is ‘Done,’ Says Presidential Historian | Crooks and Liars

NDIS fraud is costing Australia billions: Mike Phelan

Should we be surprised? We saw the same exploitation in Child Minding, Privatised Education, The outsourcing of Employment services you name it when the LNP privatised public services they invited the vultures in.

Australia’s most senior criminal intelligence official says organised criminals involved in drug trafficking, violence and money laundering are exploiting systemic weaknesses in the National Disability Insurance Scheme to rort it on an unprecedented scale.

NDIS fraud is costing Australia billions: Mike Phelan

One Nation treasurer charged with fraud | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT

A senior member of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has been charged with fraud.

A man who is reportedly a senior member of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party has been charged with four counts of fraud after a police investigation into election funding.Queensland Police arrested the “financial administrator for a political party” after raids on his Hamilton home in Brisbane and an office at Holt Street, Eagle Farm on Wednesday morning.Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party’s Brisbane office is located on Holt Street.

Source: One Nation treasurer charged with fraud | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT

Old Dog Thought- Over 400 died but none with the attention of this Geezer or the Colt from Kooyong

Fighting Fake News with REAL18/4/21; We are a Republic not a Colony; Morrison photo shoots crocodile tears; Afghanistan Morrison didn’t anyone home Biden is sending them home and continuing the war by air; Voting Fraud;

Legal scholar Jennifer Taub on Trump as a symptom of America’s massive inequality | Salon.com

https://mediaproxy.salon.com/width/1200/https://media.salon.com/2021/04/rich-man-money-pocket-suit-bribe-0405211.jpgFor example, when people are not paying what is legally required of them it means that someone else is not getting help recovering from their drug addictions, so instead they turn to crime. It means that the roads and bridges are not safe. It means that kids do not have access to preschool. Because the rich are not paying the taxes they owe and otherwise hiding income, it means that they are a de facto criminal class. The 1 percent are literally becoming wealthier and more powerful from criminal behavior. They use their influence to change the laws so that they pay fewer taxes, and this includes underfunding the IRS.

Source: Legal scholar Jennifer Taub on Trump as a symptom of America’s massive inequality | Salon.com

The Prosecutors Cometh | The Smirking Chimp

Were I Trump’s Lawyer For The Day, I’d advise him to purchase a first-class ticket to Botswana or Brunei, neither of which has an extradition treaty with the United States. Because things are getting pretty ugly for him in New York.

The Prosecutors Cometh | The Smirking Chimp

Fox News, Fox hosts, Giuliani and Powell named in $US2.7 billion libel suit by Smartmatic voting company

Fox News host Judge Jeanine Perro speaking in Sydney in 2019.

The complaint also alleges that Fox hosts Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro also directly benefited from their involvement in the conspiracy. The lawsuit alleges that Fox went along with the “well-orchestrated dance” due to pressure from newcomer outlets such as Newsmax and One America News, which were stealing away conservative, pro-Trump viewers. Fox News Media, in a statement on behalf of the network and its hosts, rejected the accusations. It said it is proud of its election coverage and would defend itself against the “meritless” lawsuit in court. Fox “is committed to providing the full context of every story with in-depth reporting and clear opinion,” the company said in a written statement. Giuliani and Powell did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Fox News, Fox hosts, Giuliani and Powell named in $US2.7 billion libel suit by Smartmatic voting company

US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump team’s main fraud claims – BBC News

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Some of these issues were highlighted at a press conference on Thursday led by the president’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. We’ve looked at the main allegations of fraud and irregularities.

US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump team’s main fraud claims – BBC News

Tucker Carlson Calls Out Sydney Powell’s Claims Of Voter Fraud For No Evidence | Crooks and Liars

Tucker Carlson Calls Out Sydney Powell's Claims Of Voter Fraud For No Evidence

On Thursday evening, Tucker Carlson trolled Sydney Powell, who claimed Trump won by a landslide by demanding to see the evidence of massive voter irregularities and fraud and was angry she refused to appear his show.

Tucker Carlson Calls Out Sydney Powell’s Claims Of Voter Fraud For No Evidence | Crooks and Liars

Federal MP Peter Dutton covers up $39 million fraud and theft at the Australian Border Force – Kangaroo Court of Australia

Border Force is Peter Dutton’s responsibility as he was appointed Minister for Home Affairs in December 2017 which also has oversight for Border Force. Prior to that Peter Dutton was Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from 23.12.2014 to 28.8.2018 which covers the period when the $39 fraud and theft took place.

Federal MP Peter Dutton covers up $39 million fraud and theft at the Australian Border Force – Kangaroo Court of Australia

Trump Team Fails to Cite Mail-in Election Fraud Cases in Court

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 02: Voters cast ballots in  primary elections on June 2, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Voters in seven states are casting ballots in House Primaries today amid a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 103,000 people in the U.S. and the harshest downturn for American workers in history. In Philadelphia voters are also facing more barriers including travel and public transportation disruptions, road closures, evacuations of buildings and curfews due to civil disturbances over the past week following protests. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump’s campaign, ordered by a federal court judge in Pennsylvania to back up its claims of fraud in the state’s vote-by-mail system, has documented only a handful of cases of election fraud in recent years — none of which involved mail-in ballots. The revelation, which came in the form of a partially redacted 524-page document produced by the Trump campaign last week, undermines the claim by Trump team operatives that mail-in ballot fraud is a grave risk to Pennsylvania voters.

Trump Team Fails to Cite Mail-in Election Fraud Cases in Court

Australians lost nearly half a billion dollars to scammers in 2018, says ACCC – Business – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Animation of a laptop screen showing the words 'Fraud Alert'.

Were Banks included in these figures along with other corporate bodies?

However even forget that, the greatest scammers that targeted Australia were actually Captain Cook from the very first moment of discovery and it continued from then until invasion day and thereafter till now. Conservatives want all of this history written out of the Australian narrative? Far too inclusive for them it seems and it might lead to TREATY and RECOGNITION. We can’t have that!! Why is NZ so different to us when it comes to an honest and shared history of their nation? Why is it that it threatens Conservatives in the IPA, LNP and News Corp so much? Their paid for News Corp voice simply calls shared historical fact as “fake”  but not so the ABC that opens these stories to be shared to us all? (ODT)

via Australians lost nearly half a billion dollars to scammers in 2018, says ACCC – Business – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Sharemarket Stock broker collapse traps $200m from thousands of investors

Halifax's clients invested in equities in Australia and other markets and a range of derivative products.

Stock broker collapse traps $200m from thousands of investors

The demise of Halifax Investment Services has led to the assets of  12,000 accounts being frozen as administrators figure out what went wrong.

“Halifax was the subject of an enforceable undertaking with ASIC in 2013 following regulatory action by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over a slew of concerns about the operations of the business.”

It’s not the first time

When Corporations go to the wall it’s the the “free market” when the economy is rocked it’s the the “free market”. When the economy is on the rise it’s Liberal” good management,” When unemployment is rising it’s the “free market” When welfare is cut it’s Liberal “good management”. Someone seems not to have a clue when 12,000 investors are seperatedfrom their money. (ODT)

‘Epidemic of time theft’: Australians work two months’ unpaid overtime a year | Australia news | The Guardian

Workers in their early and mid-career do the most unpaid overtime – 7.85 hours a week for those aged 25-34 and 7.4 hours a week for those aged 35 to 44, AI says.

Australia Institute finds employers get six hours’ free work a week from each employee, while thousands are underemployed

via ‘Epidemic of time theft’: Australians work two months’ unpaid overtime a year | Australia news | The Guardian

Trump Reportedly Duped Investors and Profited Handsomely for Years

The Trumps were typically way more than mere licensors or bystanders in their often-troubled deals. They were deeply involved in these projects. They helped mislead investors and buyers — and they profited handsomely from it.

via Trump Reportedly Duped Investors and Profited Handsomely for Years

Big banks’ fraud detection provider linked to man with criminal past

Our banks protect us with experts in fraud or should that be amateurs? (ODT)

The director of a business that provides fraud detection services to Australia’s major banks runs at least two other companies with a man who has been jailed for financial crimes.

Sydney IT entrepreneur Devendra Gupta is the founder of Paradigm.One, a telecommunications software company that boasts the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and NAB, as well as major telcos Optus, Telstra and Vodafone, among its clients.

Paradigm.One’s fraud detection systems are designed to stop thieves from stealing banking customers’ details during scenarios where people transfer their mobile numbers to a different phone carrier or service.

Devendra Gupta is also the director of property investment firm Starin and the Australia India Film Fund, organisations with which he shares office with businessman Yateender Gupta, who was in 1999 sentenced to two years behind bars for white-collar fraud. The Australian India Film Fund financed cricketer Brett Lee’s Bollywood film debut, Unindian.

via Big banks’ fraud detection provider linked to man with criminal past

The Latest Act in Israel’s Iran Nuclear Disinformation Campaign | The Smirking Chimp

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim in his theatrical 20-minute presentationof an Israeli physical seizure of Iran’s “atomic archive” in Tehran would certainly have been the “great intelligence achievement” he boasted if it had actually happened. But the claim does not hold up under careful scrutiny, and his assertion that Israel now possesses a vast documentary record of a covert Iranian nuclear weapons program is certainly fraudulent.

Netanyahu’s slide show revealed more than just his over-the-top style of persuasion on the subject of Iran. It provided further evidence that the claims that had successfully swayed the U.S. and Israeli allies to join in punishing Iran for having had a nuclear weapons program were based on fabricated documents that originated in the state that had the strongest motive to make that case – Israel.

 

via The Latest Act in Israel’s Iran Nuclear Disinformation Campaign | The Smirking Chimp

The cocaine-snorting businessman the ATO conspirators hoped would be their patsy

By February 7 this year, the syndicate which allegedly ran the Plutus Payroll scam had become very nervous about the future of their massive, $165 million fraud.

Source: The cocaine-snorting businessman the ATO conspirators hoped would be their patsy

Now That The Trump Foundation Has Admitted To Illegal Activity, Will Fox News Still Ignore President-Elect’s Self-Dealing?

A new report from The Washington Post cites recent IRS filings to confirm previous allegations that President-elect Donald Trump’s private charitable foundation engaged in illegal “self-dealing” activities, a story Fox News originally ignored when Trump was the Republican presidential candidate.On November 22, The Washington Post’s Davi

Source: Now That The Trump Foundation Has Admitted To Illegal Activity, Will Fox News Still Ignore President-Elect’s Self-Dealing?

Myer cleaners accuse retailer of underpayment, denying entitlements with ‘sham contracting’ practice. Will the police be called or a commission held to investigate corporate fraud No!!

Cleaners working for retail giant Myer say they are being underpaid and denied entitlements through an illegal practice known as sham contracting.

Source: Myer cleaners accuse retailer of underpayment, denying entitlements with ‘sham contracting’ practice – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

VW’s ‘dirty diesel’ cover-up taints Germany and its car industry: Politics and Crime & Fraud. When fraud is a crime & not politics. Abbott’s Royal Commission.

Volkswagen has suffered a shocking loss of credibility after conspiring to violate US pollution laws and dupe customers on a systemic scale.

Source: VW’s ‘dirty diesel’ cover-up taints Germany and its car industry