A Melbourne man has become the first Australian to be convicted of JobKeeper fraud after pretending to operate a business in order to receive more money from the government during the coronavirus pandemic.
But, the ATO said, he didn’t have a genuine business and already had a job, having agreed to be nominated by his full-time employer for the allowance.While there are other prosecutions before the court, this is the first conviction in the country for JobKeeper fraud. Saleh received $3000 from the false May 2020 claim, but his June claim was stopped by the ATO when the investigation began.
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