Former MP Convicted for Defrauding COVID-19 Grants

Published on March 22, 2024

Former federal politician and unionist Craig Thomson has been spared jail after fraudulently taking $25,000 ($US16,428) in grants from the government. The disgraced ex-MP pleaded guilty to two counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception and was sentenced on March 18. Mr. Thomson applied for and received $25,000 in COVID-19 support grant money for a cafe owned by his wife, from whom he has since separated. Magistrate Daniel Covington ordered the former Health Services Union national secretary to serve a 14-month intensive correction in the community, expiring on May 17, 2025. The 59-year-old must also serve 250 hours of community service and repay the $25,000 to Service NSW....

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