The Australian Financial Review can reveal a former ANZ employee is among seven ringleaders accused of running Australia’s biggest money-laundering operation.
and faces life in jail if convicted, as former Howard government minister Gary Hardgrave said he had been left “shocked and duped” for backing the business.
Six of the accused ringleaders appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday. They included Ding Wang, 40, of Glen Iris, Melbourne, whomcan reveal was a former ANZ employee. Sources within the bank confirmed Mr Wang had worked there but said he left in about 2016. Police claim the gang coached criminals on how to create fake paperwork to conceal the origins of their money, including false invoices and bank statements.
“I presented one video in January 2022 as part of a paid contract but today I feel shocked and duped,” he said in a statement. “I am among many Australians, including staff and the four major banks, who no doubt will be as stunned as I am at these allegations.”
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