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Brothers accused of forging $3 million of fake stamps released on bail
Two brothers from Pakistan who are accused of forging $3 million dollars’ worth of counterfeit stamps while on student visas have been granted bail.
Key points:
- Obaid Khan and Shaheryer Khan face a string of deception charges
- A court hears police found dozens of boxes of fake stamps in a raid at the brothers’ house
- The La Trobe University students from Pakistan have been released on bail
Obaid Khan, 21, and Shaheryer Khan, 22, on Thursday appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court where they are facing a string of deception charges.
The brothers each face five charges including possessing, selling and distributing counterfeit stamps, and dealing in the proceeds of crime.
The court heard that the men, who are studying at La Trobe…
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