Victoria Police have charged two Murray Darling vineyard operators after an investigation into a multi-million-dollar fraud scam.
The two men were accused of falsifying documents to an Australian bank, including cheques and loan documentation.
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Officers from the Financial Crime Squad allege the pair’s scam syphoned over $20 million between September 2010 and March 2016.
A 62-year-old NSW man was charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
A 56-year-old Mildura man was also charged with conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and four counts of perjury.
Both men are scheduled to appear in the Mildura Magistrates’ Court on 17 September.
By Ashleigh Wyss, a Master of Journalism student at the University of Melbourne.
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