Centrelink fraud

1: ‘Greedy’ ex-NRL player’s wife avoids jail over Centrelink fraud | January 26, 2018

With husband, former NRL player David Fifita looking on, a relieved Jade Robinson bowed her head as a magistrate told her she would not be jailed for fraudulently pocketing almost $50,000 from Centrelink when claiming to be a struggling single mum…

2: Wife of ex-NRL player David Fifita jailed over Centrelink fraud | November 20, 2017

The wife of former NRL player David Fifita has been sentenced to eight months in jail for rorting Centrelink of almost $50,000 in single-parent Centrelink payments…

3: Millionaire’s wife jailed for Centrelink fraud | September 2, 2015

The wife of a wealthy WA mining executive has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for receiving more than $62,000 in social security payments she was not entitled to…

4: Centrelink fraudster’s get out of jail card | May 11, 2013

A Berkeley man will avoid spending the next six months in jail as long as he keeps paying back the $22,000 he illegally pocketed from Centrelink…

5: Mother wins High Court challenge against Centrelink welfare fraud conviction | May 8, 2013

A HIGH Court ruling has put into doubt thousands of prosecutions against people on welfare who did not tell Centrelink their circumstances had changed…