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NAB’s ex chief of staff sentenced for fraud NAB’s ex chief of staff sentenced for fraud A judge has blasted the “staggering” level of fraud committed by the bank’s former chief of staff as he sentenced her to eight years in prison. A A Former NAB chief of staff Rosemary Rogers was sentenced to a maximum of eight years in prison, with a non-parole period of four years and nine months, after receiving millions in kickbacks for approving inflated invoices for event management company Human Group. Rogers had a close personal relationship with Human Group director Helen Rosamond and spent the kickbacks on luxury cars, home renovations, and extended holidays. ....
NAB staffer gets 8 years for fraud Lachlan Maddock 28 January 2021 A high-ranking NAB staffer has been sentenced to eight years in jail after committing multimillion-dollar fraud motivated by “greed, personal gain and self-gratification”. Former NAB chief of staff Rosemary Rogers was sentenced to a maximum of eight years in prison, with a non-parole period of four years and nine months, after receiving millions in kickbacks for approving inflated invoices for event management company Human Group. Ms Rogers had a close personal relationship with Human Group director Helen Rosamond and spent the kickbacks on luxury cars, home renovations, and extended holidays. “I find it absolutely staggering that this fraud was not detected by some appropriate system of internal auditing by NAB,” said Judge Paul Conlon in his sentencing remarks. ....
OPINION: Today s news that the Federal Government will introduce the toughest laws in the world when it comes to online trolling will save precious Australian lives. This historical, legislative and social milestone is setting a standard that the rest of the world should â and I think will â follow.  Fines of up to $111,000 for individuals who abuse, threaten, intimidate, post revenge porn, bully children and over half a million dollars for corporations like Facebook and Twitter, who refuse to take down offensive material or reveal the identities of perpetrators. READ MORE: Erin Molan was a leading voice to get new trolling laws before parliament.(Nine) ....