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Victorian Nationals MP used fake documents to earn commission from farm sales, court told
Victorian Nationals MP Tim McCurdy used false documents to facilitate the sale of two dairy farms that landed him more than a quarter of million dollars in commissions, a court has heard.
Key points:
- Prosecutors say Mr McCurdy used the letterhead of a real estate business he did not work for
- Mr McCurdy is fighting the charges and says there was no dishonesty involved in the sales
- If he is found guilty, he would be ineligible to sit in Victorian Parliament
Mr McCurdy has been charged with five fraud offences, including use of a false document and obtaining property by deception.
If he is found guilty, he will be ineligible to sit in the Victorian Parliament.
The alleged offending occurred in 2009, before Mr McCurdy was first elected in 2010.
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