Pair arrested over alleged role in multi-million Sydney fraud scheme
A former banker and a former financial broker have been charged over their alleged involvement in a $44 million fraud and money laundering scheme.
The arrests come as investigations continue into a Sydney-based syndicate allegedly partaking in a massive fraud, where stolen personal information was used to apply for loans through financial companies to purchase luxury “ghost cars” that did not actually exist.
Police then found the syndicate allegedly orchestrated widespread personal, business, and home loan fraud against financial institutions.
The pairs alleged fraudulent activities netted the syndicate $44 million. (Supplied/NSW Police)

In the quiet suburb of Wentworth Point in Sydney’s north-west, a significant police operation unfolded yesterday morning. Authorities from the Raptor Squad executed a raid on a residential home, resulting in the arrest of a 34-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman.

The man, employed as a business development manager, stands accused of facilitating a criminal syndicate’s acquisition of mortgaged properties valued at over $25 million and securing business loans exceeding $6 million. Allegedly, he achieved this by creating and endorsing fraudulent documents to deceive financial institutions.

Meanwhile, the woman involved, whose profession is a financial broker, is accused of applying for nearly $13 million in loans from various banks, utilizing counterfeit documentation to back these applications.

The charges against the man are severe, including participation in a criminal group, contributing to criminal activities, and 19 counts of obtaining financial advantage through deception. The woman faces a series of charges as well, notably for her involvement in the criminal group and her contribution to its illegal activities.

The lawyer allegedly helped launder money for a criminal syndicate.
Police have previously charged 25 people for their alleged involvement, including this Sydney solicitor in March. (Supplied)

The man was charged with participating in a criminal group and contributing to criminal activity and 19 counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception.

The woman was hit with multiple charges, including participating in a criminal group and contributing to  criminal activity

They were both refused bail to appear at Burwood Local Court today.

Police have charged 25 people in connection with the scam, and the NSW Crime Commission has restrained $95 million in assets.
This includes a solicitor who was charged in March for allegedly laundering millions of dollars on behalf of the syndicate.
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