A former Returned Services League (RSL) NSW State President has been charged with fraud following an investigation by the Financial Crimes Squad.
In December 2016, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Financial Crimes Squad established Strike Force Whitbread to investigate reports of the misappropriation of funds within the NSW RSL.
Strike force detectives obtained large volumes of documentation early in the investigation, which have undergone forensic accounting analysis.
Following extensive inquiries, police met with a 70-year-old man at Armidale Police Station about 9am today (Wednesday 23 January 2019).
He was charged by way of a Future Court Attendance Notice for two counts of dishonestly obtain a financial advantage or cause disadvantage by deception.
The man is due to face Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday 7 March 2019.
