Trio allegedly stole $1.5 million from woman seeking citizenship

Trio allegedly stole .5 million from woman seeking citizenship
Three individuals charged over an alleged $1.5 million immigration rip-off will face courtroom in Sydney subsequent month.

Police launched an investigation in February, 2021, following experiences a 46-year-old lady had allegedly been defrauded of $1.5 million whereas attempting to rearrange an Australian visa.

On May 4 this yr, a 36-year-old man was arrested in Narwee, in Sydney’s south.

Three individuals have been charged after allegedly defrauding a girl of $1.5 million. (Getty)

He was charged with dishonestly acquire monetary benefit by deception, recklessly take care of proceeds of crime larger than $5000, officer publish false deceptive assertion to deceive, and take part legal group contribute legal exercise.

He was granted strict conditional bail to seem earlier than courtroom on June 6.

Following additional inquiries, detectives yesterday searched a house in Turramurra in Sydney’s north-west.

They seized cellphones, laptops, arduous drives, passports, and paperwork.

A 42-year-old man and a 39-year-old lady had been arrested on the house.

The 42-year-old man was charged with dishonestly acquire property by deception, knowingly take care of proceeds of crime – severe indictable offence, knowingly take care of proceeds of crime intent to hide – severe indictable offence, and take part legal group contribute legal exercise.

The 39-year-old lady was charged with three counts of use false doc to acquire monetary benefit, two counts of dishonestly acquire property by deception, two counts of take part legal group contribute legal exercise, and knowingly take care of proceeds of crime intent to hide – severe indictable offence.

Police will allege the three individuals labored at an immigration firm in Sydney and had been employed by the 46-year-old lady to assist acquire Australian citizenship for herself and her household in alternate for $1.5 million in 2017.

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It will additional be alleged they transferred the $1.5 million into private financial institution accounts and had been forging paperwork, together with citizenship paperwork, with out serving to the girl safe an Australian visa.

The two individuals arrested yesterday had been granted strict conditional bail and can seem in courtroom on June 14.

The investigation continues.

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