WITH the Australian Crime Commission nearing its 10th anniversary, its downgrading from a national investigation body to a criminal intelligence agency is a continuing cause for concern. The just released annual report of the ACC for 2011-12 discloses that the number of persons charged dropped to just 97, down to nearly half of the average…
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The following article appeared in the Sun Herald on 13 May 2001 (page 16): THE Russian mafia the world’s most feared crime organisation is laundering its global racketeering profits by buying luxury Sydney homes and businesses. Police believe Russian mobsters regard Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast as easy hiding places for their ill-gotten billions….
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The following article was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 11 July 2000 on page 1 of the Computers section: Authorities worldwide are bracing themselves for an outbreak of fraud and other crimes on the Net. No-one knows the size of Australia’s Internet fraud bill. It could be millions, or thousands of millions of…
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