CANBERRA, ACT, July 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Queensland man is expected to appear before Cairns Magistrates Court today (16 July, 2025) charged with allegedly making a false or misleading statement to create and operate an online bank account.
The AFP started an investigation after the man, 61, accidently left about $10,000 in cash in a bag at Cairns Airport in late 2024 when he was flying out of Australia.
The man was questioned on his return and the cash returned to him with a formal police caution for failing to declare he was travelling in possession of more than $10,000 cash.
Further police inquiries linked the man to an online bank account that was allegedly created using identification...