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Former Labor MP Craig Thomson granted bail for fraud charges

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The alleged offences involved exploitation of federal government programs designed to assist Australian businesses.

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Former Labor MP Craig Thomson has been granted bail for fraud charges, following an investigation into an alleged multimillion-dollar migration scam.

Thomson appeared at Gosford Local Court by video link for the release application.

His case will return to court in February 2022.

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Australian Border Force (ABF) officers began the investigation in August 2019, with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) taking the lead shortly afterwards.

The AFP's Acting Commander Investigations, Eastern Command, Craig Bellis, spoke to media outlets stating, "The alleged offences in this matter involved the exploitation of federal government programs designed to assist Australian businesses."

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