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ARTICLE · 03 JANUARY 2023

Offences of false or misleading information in NSW

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Discusses: fraudulent crimes – deception, dishonesty; offences of false or misleading information; use of false documents.

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Former NSW Member of Parliament, Daryl Maguire has been charged over an alleged "visa and migration fraud" by the Australian Border Force.

The former Wagga-Wagga president has been accused of criminal conspiracy with the help of Migration agent Maggie Logan between January 2013 and August 2015.

It is alleged that Mr Maguire conspired with Logan to have false or misleading documents provided to the deferral government, in connection with non-citizens' visa applications.

Allegedly both individuals have breached the migration act various times in providing fraudulent documents.

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