Gary Hardgrave said he took immediate action to terminate all involvement with Changjiang Currency Exchange after a sting operation by the Australian Federal Police.
A former Howard government minister who promoted a money moving business that was allegedly run by Chinese gangsters says he has cut all ties with the company after being deceived into unknowingly spruiking its work.
A sting operation by the Australian Federal Police saw the transnational crime syndicate behind the business“I was never involved in the day-to-day operations nor at a board level … today I feel shocked and duped,” Hardgrave told Sky News on Thursday. His comments came as six alleged members of the Long River syndicate faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, charged over handling large amounts of money that police allege were the proceeds of crime. A seventh alleged member of the crime syndicate, Zhuo Chen, appeared before magistrate Julie Grainger on Wednesday.
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