Shocking CCTV footage showed the alleged vandals clambering onto the heritage-listed First World War monument in Martin Place in Sydney s CBD about 3.10am on Saturday.
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Police lay charges over production and sale of counterfeit betting vouchers valued at $5 million
A woman will appear in court today charged following an investigation into the alleged production and sale of counterfeit betting vouchers valued at more than $5 million.
In October last year, detectives from the Organised Crime Squad’s Casino and Racing Investigation Unit (CRIU), commenced an investigation under Strike Force Antree into the production of counterfeit betting vouchers being fraudulently redeemed at a Sydney casino.
Between September 2019 and October 2020, detectives identified that counterfeit betting vouchers valued at $4.85 million had been fraudulently manufactured while legitimate betting vouchers valued at $158,000 had been stolen.
Shocking CCTV footage taken just before 3.10am on Saturday showed the alleged vandals clambering on top of the WWI monument in Martin Place in Sydney s CBD.
Former van Eyk CEO charged Seven years after company’s collapse, former CEO charged with using his position dishonestly in charges carrying up to 20 years jail time.
Crime by Cliona O’Dowd
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Subscriber only The former CEO of failed financial services firm van Eyk has been charged with four counts of dishonestly using his position as a director or officer of a company with the intention of gaining an advantage for himself. Fronting court seven years after the company collapsed into administration, Mark Thomas, who was CEO of van Eyk when it folded in 2014, is alleged to have, in February of that year, facilitated a loan from the firm s New Zealand subsidiary, Blueprint Investment Management Limited, and used his positions to conceal the purpose of the investment, knowing that the funds would be loaned to TAA Melbourne to acquire a stake in van Eyk Research.