Yes, and I don't think this Green/Labor socialist left wing government would be too happy about it either.
A Royal Commision of all major unions, would really put a cat among the pidgeons.
A search warrant (was executed) on a premises on Palm Beach as part of the investigation," a police spokeswoman to AAP.
But she would not confirm media reports the raid was at the house of printer John Gilleland, 65, and his wife, Carron.
Mr Gilleland, who runs a graphic design and printing business from his house, is reported to have provided credit cards to the to HSU former general secretary Craig Thomson and the union's head Michael Williamson.
Mr Gilleland's company, Communigraphix, reportedly receives $680,000 a year to produce 10 issues of the union's newsletter, the Health Standard.
Mr Williamson is on paid leave from the union and Mr Thomson is now the federal Labor MP for Dobell on the NSW Central Coast.
The Gillard government could face a by-election if there are developments in the case of Mr Thomson, who is also being investigating for allegedly using his union-issued credit card to withdraw $100,000 in cash advances and to pay for prostitutes.
A police spokeswoman confirmed that a large number of documents and computer equipment had been seized during Friday's raid.
It is difficult being a Federal member.
gg
I'm hoping your last sentence was tongue in cheek.Craig Thomson has a vote in the tussle between Rudd and Gillard, but then he may have to face the results of an ongoing NSW Police Investigation.
It is difficult being a Federal member.
gg
Yesterday, even though the FWA report concluded Thomson had spent up to $250,000 of union funds in undeclared campaign spending, the AEC said that, as the FWA report had taken three years to appear, the statute of limitations had expired.
The core revelations were placed in the public domain three years ago. The charade rolls on and the desperate buy more time.
HEALTH Services Union national secretary Kathy Jackson will urge the union's executive to sue Craig Thomson for the $500,000 he allegedly exploited from members' funds to pay for prostitutes, high living and his own election campaign.
Ms Jackson and her lawyers are preparing legal documents to take civil action against the Labor MP turned independent, who already faces huge legal bills no longer footed by the NSW ALP.
After seeing Thomson with Laurie Oakes this morning -
Craig Thomson = Sleazy weasel
This guy is an insult to human intelligence!
Labor will be over the moon if they can keep his rotting political corpse upright until the next election, assuming it's not early.The very least Labor can do is dis-endorse him for the next election
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