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Will Craig Thomson finally give us some relief?

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noco said:
Please read this attached link of an investigation carried out by Slater and Gordon in 2009 and it then it took FWA 3 years to act on it. Guess who would have delayed it all?

http://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com...craig-thomson-for-fraud-the-real-smoking-gun/
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That hit the press at the time.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/card-rort-findings-sent-to-regulator-20090615-cast.html

One interesting bit from the 2009 SMH article above,

In a previously undisclosed detail the report said one of these transactions, a sizeable payment to a Sydney escort agency operator, Keywed Pty Ltd, in April 2005, was initially charged to Mr Thomson's union Diners Club card, but was then reversed and processed on his MasterCard a day or two later.

This undermines suggestions by Mr Thomson that someone else with unauthorised access to the MasterCard may have been responsible for the "adult services" transactions.
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The above has been drawn from point 73 of the report above.

He'll be charged. It's only a question of time now.
 
Garpal Gumnut said:
Slipper is innocent.

Thomson is innocent.

Gawd help us all.
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You forgot a few.

Gillard is innocent.

Shorten is innocent.

Labor is innocent.

The Greens are innocent.

People are drowning in the Indian Ocean between Indonesia and Australia.

No god or our current government is helping them.
 
noco said:
How much did Labor pay the brothels to keep their mouths shut?
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from the AFR a Fairfax journal not known to be kind to anti ALP opinions.

CLAIRE STEWART
The Fair Work Commission could widen its evidence gathering mission against former Labor minister Craig Thomson if the latest round of subpoenas issued to businesses around NSW fails to turn up information relating to his alleged misuse of union funds.

The investigative arm of the industrial relations umpire confirmed 17 fresh subpoenas were sent out in late December, including some to brothels and hotels.

Twelve subpoenas had been issued only weeks earlier, but have not yet been responded to in full. The FWC expects to receive a response to the latest round by the end of January.

A Fair Work report issued last year in response to claims of widespread corruption in the Health Services Union alleges that Mr Thomson used credit cards issued by the HSU for personal expenses.

However, Mr Thomson denies the allegations that he improperly spent tens of thousands of dollars of union members’ money over a five-year period from 2002, while he was national secretary of the Health union.

It is understood the workplace watchdog expects documents such as CCTV footage and invoices could be available from the businesses. If further evidence is required, a third round of subpoenas may be issued.

Mr Thomson’s lawyer, Chris McArdle, told AAP last month that several of the brothels already served with subpoenas had said that they had nothing to produce, or did not respond.

Mr McArdle said on Tuesday that the latest round of evidence seeking would not produce anything of value for the commission’s investigation.

“Those prosecuting our client must have gone through The Daily Telegraph and picked out every brothel,” he said. “The fishing fleet have put to sea looking for a catch. That’s really appalling.”

Mr Thomson was suspended by the Labor Party in April 2012 and has sat as an independent since then pending the outcome of Fair Work Australia’s investigation and the court case.
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gg
 
Today's media appearances by Craig Thomson is totally bizzare. He's obviously been told to do it, but by whom and why ?

The only logic that comes to my mind is that Labor itself has given up on the PM's leadership and the advisors are white-anting of her prime-ministership from within.
 
drsmith said:
Today's media appearances by Craig Thomson is totally bizzare. He's obviously been told to do it, but by whom and why ?

The only logic that comes to my mind is that Labor itself has given up on the PM's leadership and the advisors are white-anting of her prime-ministership from within.
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They are obviously hemorrhaging, apparently today they were paying out on Faulkner for asking them to re assess their values.lol
It has all become a quagmire of who owes who and who hasn't paid. Nasty mess at present and one would think it will become nastier.
If Abbott gets in and has a Royal Commission into unions.
That will definitely be made into a movie, it would be classic theatre of a magnitude never seen in Australia.IMO
 
I'm dreaming right ?

Craig Thomson asks public to help fund legal defence

Former Labor MP Craig Thomson has resorted to calling for public donations to fund his legal battle.

Thomson has been charged with 154 counts of fraud over accusations he used funds from the Health Services Union (HSU) to pay for prostitutes, travel and expensive meals, during his time as the HSU's national secretary between 2002 and 2007.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-30/thomson-asks-public-to-donate-to-legal-defence/4661000
 

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