Doesn't it make your blood boil when people come to this country from a country turned to trash and then do everything they can to rip off the people who welcomed them, this scam was from south west Sydney so you can guess those responsible, now their former countries are safe I would love to see this lot sent packing ..
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Childcare provider Red Roses Family Day Care allegedly filed claims for children who never existed
By crime reporter
Mark Reddie
Updated 27 minutes agoThu 9 May 2019, 9:22am
Photo: Houses were raided across Sydney's south-west and Illawarra region yesterday. (Supplied: NSW Police)
Related Story: Police arrest 18 over alleged childcare racket that stole millions of taxpayer-funded subsidies
A childcare provider allegedly filed claims for non-existent children and bought the identities of parents as a way to defraud millions of dollars from the Government.
Key points:
- NSW Police yesterday arrested 18 people who were allegedly involved in an elaborate fraudulent childcare scheme
- The Commonwealth Child Care Subsidy Scheme was designed to help reduce the financial burden on low and middle-income families
- Detectives are investigating other childcare providers in NSW
According to its website, Red Roses Family Day Care promised to provide "high-quality, home-care options for children between the ages of birth to 12 years" so the child "can reach their fullest potential".
But the family-run company allegedly made fraudulent claims worth up to $5 million from Government childcare programs, including the Commonwealth's Child Care Subsidy Scheme.
Red Roses Family Day Care allegedly filed claims for children who never existed and the ABC understands some parents allegedly sold their identities to help the company qualify for the subsidies.
The company's director, Alee Farman, 49, was among 15 women and three men who were arrested during raids across Sydney's south-west and the Illawarra region in relation to the alleged syndicate.
Photo: Some members of the alleged crime syndicate have already been charged. (Supplied: NSW Police)
The means-tested scheme was designed to help reduce the financial burden placed on low and middle-income families paying for childcare.
Subsidies are generally paid to childcare providers, who are required to pass them on to parents as a fee reduction.
Families then make a co-contribution to their childcare fees, paying the provider the difference between the fee charged and the subsidy amount.
The Child Care Subsidy Scheme previously existed under different names before last July.
Some members of the alleged crime syndicate have already been charged, while others are still being questioned at various police stations across Sydney.
Detectives and tactical officers targeted more than 22 properties when they turned up at homes across Greenacre, Fairfield, Bass Hill, Chester Hill and Georges Hall, and at a property near Wollongong.
A source close to the investigation told the ABC the group's activities were at the level of sophistication "that could only be likened to the highest level of organised crime".
The major investigation involved the Financial Crimes and Organised Crime Squad, along with the Federal Department of Education and Training, the Australian Intelligence Commission and the NSW Department of Education.
Inquiries into the alleged scam have been ongoing for almost a year, with childcare providers now under the microscope of detectives.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-09/inside-the-red-roses-family-day-care-alleged-fraud/11094970
