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Corruption watchdog raids two law firms, lays money laundering charges
Four people connected to two law firms raided by the state’s corruption watchdog are together facing hundreds of money fraud and money laundering charges.
The Crime and Corruption Commission has laid more than 300 charges following the raid on two Brisbane-based law offices, as well as business premises and private dwellings in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, under Operation Mercury.
Three men and a woman are facing dozens of charges each and the raids follow the arrest of another two people earlier this year on drug charges.
The CCC said more charges are pending.
“The major crime investigation, codenamed Operation Mercury, involved a number of search warrants executed at two Brisbane-based law firms and a number of business premises…
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