CANBERRA, ACT, July 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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A Sydney man has been charged with allegedly dealing with $3.5 million in proceeds of crime after a corporate email was fraudulently used to deceive the Northern Territory Government.
The Lurnea man, 38, appeared before Liverpool Local Court on Thursday (24 July, 2025). He was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear before Campbelltown Local Court on 17 September, 2025.
The AFP's investigations began in November, 2024, after a bank reported an alleged business email compromise (BEC) incident, which resulted in $3.5 million being stolen from a government agency.
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