A man has appeared in court charged with being involved in an alleged large scale fraud syndicate in the state’s Illawarra.
In July 2024, Strike Force Acned was established to investigate an alleged large-scale fraud syndicate in the Illawarra and Sydney regions.
Following inquiries, about 8.20am today (Tuesday 1 October 2024), officers from Wollongong Police executed a search warrant at a unit in Atchison Street, Wollongong.
Officers arrested a 33-year-old male and taken to Wollongong Police Station, he was charged with 17 offences.
He was refused bail to appear in Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday 1 October 2024.
Police will allege in court the man was the leading figure of the syndicate which allegedly fraudulently obtained in excess of $250,000 from a bank by using allegedly stolen ID information and allegedly making unauthorised payments and transfers.
