In the midst of the crippling drought affecting many parts of
the nation, scammers have been preying on the vulnerability of who
are desperate to feed their livestock.
And recently, a man from Parkes was sent to prison for his
unscrupulous act of
dishonestly obtaining a financial gain by deception.
The story so far
Stephen John Swindle (his real name) from Parkes had a business
masquerading the sale of hay and grain to farmers, but simply did
not deliver it after receiving payment.
Mr Swindle was imprisoned last week for defrauding New South
Wales farmers of more than $80,000 in a scam that lasted more than
two years, after being found guilty of 10 counts of
fraud under section 192E of the Crimes Act 1900.
