Two people have been charged after detectives seized luxury cars, jewellery and a cache of wine during a probe into an alleged $10 million fraud on an automotive group. NSW Police on Thursday revealed a seven-month investigation had uncovered a group allegedly using stolen information from more than 30 people to buy luxury cars that did not exist. A 31-year-old woman allegedly involved in the scheme was arrested in May following a search of a home at Middleton Grange, in southwest Sydney.
She was charged with 102 counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and one count of possessing a prohibited drug. The woman was granted strict conditional bail and appeared in Liverpool Local Court the following week. Following further investigations, detectives searched a home in Carlingford and a warehouse unit in Alexandria in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
They seized a Tesla sedan, a Mercedes Benz van, multiple Rolex watches, large amounts of luxury jewellery and an estimated $200,000 worth of wine and other alcohol. A 40-year-old man was arrested at the property and later charged with three counts of recklessly dealing with the proceeds of general crime with intent to conceal, participating in a criminal group and recklessly dealing with proceeds of crime greater than $5000. The man was refused bail to appear before Burwood Local Court on Thursday.
Detectives will allege in court he made a number of fraudulent applications through the woman - who used her .