The AFP said it uncovered eight kilograms of gold bullion worth about $600,000, about the same amount in cash, and more than $630,000 in cryptocurrency when it busted the syndicate.
Three people have been jailed for more than 12 years combined over a multimillion-dollar fraud of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Australian Tax Office.
The AFP launched Operation Pegasus in December 2020 to probe suspected fraudulent NDIS providers based in western Sydney.The AFP said the syndicate was operating across three companies to defraud the NDIS of millions of dollars using false claims, and also making false claims of GST refunds to the ATO.
They both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to dishonestly obtain a gain from the Commonwealth.National Disability Insurance Agency chief executive Rebecca Falkingham said more would be done to "detect, prevent and respond" to fraud.Police said they discovered the ATO was being defrauded whilst investigating false NDIS claims.
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