Australia Charges Accountants in Multimillion-Dollar Loan Fraud Scheme

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Australian police have charged three accountants for allegedly helping an organized crime syndicate obtain tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent loans, bringing the total number of people charged in the probe to 33, New South Wales Police said on Thursday.Investigators said the syndicate initially used stolen identities to finance nonexistent luxury "ghost cars" before expanding into large-scale personal, business, and home-loan fraud targeting multiple financial institutions.Police allege the accountants misused their positions to facilitate and approve false applications.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · September 10, 2026

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