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Police update: Further charges laid after investigations into bushfire fraud
Criminal Groups Squad detectives have laid further charges as part of ongoing investigations into fraudulent bushfire claims.
In August this year, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Criminal Groups Squad established Strike Force Fireant to investigate reports that members and associates of the Rebels OMCG were allegedly involved in obtaining unlawful grant money through a NSW Government grant scheme.
Following extensive inquiries, strike force investigators executed 11 search warrants across Greater Sydney and the Southern Highlands during a two-day operation yesterday (Wednesday 9 December 2020) and today (Thursday 10 December 2020).
During the searches, officers seized documentation, mobile phones, SIM cards, laptops and electronic storage devices.