A man has been charged with fraud offences and perverting the course of justice as police investigations continue into a suspicious fire at a business complex at Newcastle.<\/p>\n
The Property Crime Squad and Newcastle City Local Area Command are investigating the fire which destroyed a complex containing five business suites in Kemp Street, The Junction, on Sunday 7 July 2014.<\/p>\n
The fire is believed to have been deliberately lit.<\/p>\n
During the course of the investigation, detectives uncovered information relating to the alleged creation of false invoices to obtain funding from financial institutions.<\/p>\n
Further, detectives will allege a man nominated a false driver after receiving a speeding infringement, thereby transferring the demerit point loss to that person.<\/p>\n
Four search warrants were executed at Cameron Park, Broadmeadow, Elermore Vale and The Junction yesterday morning (Thursday 12 February 2015) where numerous documents were seized.<\/p>\n
A 64-year-old man was arrested at Toronto a short time later and taken to Toronto Police Station where he was charged with perverting the course of justice, 4 x use false document, and 2 x make false document.<\/p>\n
The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Monday 16 March 2015.<\/p>\n
Investigations are continuing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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