Woman becomes third person charged over alleged multi-million-dollar WA public sector fraud
WA Police have charged a third person over an alleged multi-million-dollar corruption scheme involving the state's Department of Communities.Police, who are still investigating, later said the amount involved could be up to $25mA 45-year-old woman is facing nine charges of official corruption, stemming from the allegations previously laid against former senior public executive Paul Whyte and another man, Jacob Anthonisz.
Police are now alleging the 45-year-old Beechboro woman"acted in concert with the two men already charged as part of this investigation".
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