A criminal syndicate coaching Aussies into making fraudulent sexual abuse compensation claims has been exposed, with seven people charged in a major police sting. Detectives allege ‘claims farmers’ coached former young offenders and public-school students to lodge fake historical abuse claims, funnelling cases through Sydney law firms for profit. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.
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00:00A criminal syndicate coaching Aussies into making fraudulent sexual abuse compensation
00:10claims has been exposed, with seven people charged in a major police sting. Detectives
00:16from the Financial Crime Squad allege a network of claims farmers coached individuals, many
00:21former inmates or students, into lodging fraudulent claims against state departments. Dubbed
00:28bum money within the syndicate, police suspect a significant portion of the $1.3 billion
00:34paid out in claims is fraudulent. Strike force Veritas executed multiple arrests across Sydney,
00:40with suspects facing charges including financial deception and falsifying documents. A Sydney
00:54law firm was also raided, with evidence seized. Authorities claim the group attempted to
00:59defraud $3.75 million, but were caught before payouts were made. More arrests are expected
01:05as investigations continue into one of the biggest compensation frauds in the history
01:09of the state.
01:24For more information visit www.fema.gov