联邦警察称,自2012年以来,这两名中国公民从中国骗取了约2300万澳元资金,犯罪所得用于购买或开发墨尔本、塔州的众多房地产项目。
这个名为Gethen行动的调查始于2017年,是应中国公安部请求而展开的援助。中国当局认为,这笔资金是通过房地产和银行贷款诈骗在中国筹集得来的。
10月29日,联邦警察犯罪资产没收专案组(Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce)冻结了七处财产,包括:
墨尔本Mont Albert的新建豪宅;
墨尔本Box Hill North的三处新住宅单位;
墨尔本Box Hill North的一处联排别墅;
墨尔本Blackburn的商业地产;
塔州东北海岸线3000余英亩农田。
对有关人员的调查仍在进行中。

$17.3m restrained in AFP investigation into Chinese nationals allegedly laundering proceeds of crime Source: AFP

$17.3m restrained in AFP investigation into Chinese nationals allegedly laundering proceeds of crime Source: AFP

$17.3m restrained in AFP investigation into Chinese nationals allegedly laundering proceeds of crime Source: AFP

$17.3m restrained in AFP investigation into Chinese nationals allegedly laundering proceeds of crime Source: AFP

$17.3m restrained in AFP investigation into Chinese nationals allegedly laundering proceeds of crime Source: AFP
联邦警察犯罪资产没收专案组的侦缉警司(Detective Superintendent)凯特·费里(Kate Ferry)表示,这显示了国际合作的价值,并称:“自我们在2017年与中国公安部正式建立合作关系以来,澳大利亚联邦警察已经冻结了5000万澳元资产。”