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Childcare centre owners charged with fraudulently claiming millions in subsidy, stimulus payments
A Melbourne couple has been accused of registering “phantom children” at a childcare centre they operate in order to claim millions of dollars in government payments they are not entitled to.
Key points:
- Federal Police allege $15 million in childcare and COVID stimulus money was fraudulently claimed
- Five people face charges after raids in Victoria and New South Wales
- Police allege the couple behind the scheme used the money to buy luxury cars and property
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged Ola Ouda, 42, and Amjad Shehada, 47, both from Doncaster East, with serious fraud.
They face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
Three other people, including two childcare educators, have also been charged with serious fraud in the wake…
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