Commonwealth employee one of three people charged over alleged multi-million dollar fraud scheme

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The AFP alleges that a Commonwealth employee, his spouse, and a director of a local building company were involved in a conspiracy to influence the awarding of tenders to their company, with the intention of dishonestly gaining a benefit from the Commonwealth, namely the Department of Defence.

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00:00AFP executed several search warrants across the greater Darwin area.

00:04These were in relation to alleged multi-million dollar fraud and corruption in Northern Territory.

00:09A number of people have been charged with serious fraud and corruption offences and will appear in

00:15Darwin local court. Police allege a Commonwealth employee, his spouse and the directors of a local

00:21company conspired to influence the awarding of defence contracts worth more than $71 million.

00:30An argument at the end of the year.

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