Detectives have charged two people as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged fraudulent offences committed against a financial institution more than two years ago.
In May last year, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Financial Crimes Squad’s established Strike Force Kerribee to investigate a criminal syndicate allegedly attempting to defraud a financial institution.
Inquiries revealed unauthorised bank transactions valued at nearly $350,000 were made from various accounts between August and October 2018.
Following extensive investigations, detectives arrested a 28-year-old man and 26-year-old woman at Liverpool Police Station just after 10am today (Wednesday 9 December 2020).
The pair were charged with recklessly deal with proceeds of crime (more than $5000).
The man was refused bail to appear at Liverpool Local Court today (Wednesday 9 December 2020).
The woman was granted strict conditional bail to appear at the same court on Wednesday 3 February 2021.
Investigations under Strike Force Kerribee are continuing.
Anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Kerribee investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
