Fraud officials charge another over alleged $5 million NDIS dishonesty plot

Fraud officials charge another over alleged $5 million NDIS dishonesty plot A 38-year-old Adelaide man has been charged over an alleged $5 million dishonesty plot against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The man, who is a director of a registered NDIS provider, was arrested and charged by Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers at Adelaide Airport on Friday as he prepared to leave the country. It follows an investigation by the federal government's Fraud Fusion Taskforce (FFT), which began in March in response to the NDIA's finding that unauthorised access to protected records of NDIS participants had taken place. In June, a 48-year-old woman was the first person to face charges over the same alleged plot after FFT investigators searched premises in Adelaide's northern suburbs, including a business in Prospect and homes in Mawson Lakes and Blakeview. The AFP charged the man with one count of dealing with the proceeds of crime, fraudulently claimed from the NDIS. He was also charged with one count of soliciting protected agency information from a National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) staff member. The offences carry maximum penalties of 25 years's and 2 years's imprisonment, respectively, according to the AFP. The man has been remanded in custody and is expected to appear before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday.