Man charged with alleged large scale fraud - Wagga Wagga

Tuesday, 12 November 2024 12:08:55 PM

A man has been charged with alleged large scale fraud offences in the state’s south.

In March 2024, Strike Force Kunzea was established to investigate alleged fraudulent transactions over a six year period.

Officers attached to Riverina Police District commenced an investigation in November 2022, following reports money had allegedly been withdrawn from a bank accounts.

Following extensive inquiries, about 10am yesterday (Monday 11 November 2024), a 34-year-old man was arrested on Old Narranderra Road, Gobbagombalin.

He was taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station and charged with eleven counts of dishonestly obtain financial advantage etc by deception.

He was granted conditional bail to appear in Wagga Wagga Local Court on Wednesday 8 January 2024.

Police will allege in court between April 2016 and January 2022, more than $755,000 was fraudulently taken from bank accounts.

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