Detectives have executed search warrants and charged seven people across Sydney after uncovering an enormous sexual abuse claims scheme.
NSW detectives have arrested and charged seven people after uncovering an enormous sexual abuse claims scheme which saw total payouts exceed $1 billion.
Following extensive enquiries, a short time after 6am on Wednesday, strike force detectives arrested a 55-year-old man at his Girraween home. Picture: NSW Police The proceeds were referred to as “bum money” within the criminal syndicates, with detectives suspecting a “significant portion” of the $1.3 billion worth of claims were fraudulent.
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