Case studies

In the aftermath of investigations into Operation Protego, 150 staff at the Australian Taxation Office were investigated for possible involvement in a GST scam that impacted revenue collection.

A Melbourne pharmacist was sentenced to jail for defrauding the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme of $110,000.

A South Australian woman has been accused of attempting to defraud Commonwealth and state governments, targeting funds set aside for flood relief.

A Melbourne man pled guilty to defrauding the ATO of $35,000, and attempting to defraud the ATO of $458,000.

A convicted fraudster has pleaded guilty to ripping off a remote WA Aboriginal community to the tune of $2.7 million.

A Melbourne doctor has avoided prison after lodging false Medicare claims. The 78-year-old used the personal details of 330 patients that he had obtained while employed as a general practitioner at several clinics across Melbourne.

Strike Force Sainsbery investigators with assistance from the Service NSW Fraud Response Unit have laid charges against 87 people for allegedly making fraudulent grant applications against NSW Government financial relief schemes related to the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters.

A former bureaucrat accused of embezzling public funds has pleaded guilty to stealing $47.4 million from the Ontario government.

A woman who exploited a program designed to help people affected by the mouse plague in NSW was sentenced in the Wagga Wagga local court.