The Wamberal home of former Central Coast Federal MP Craig Thomson was searched on July 21 in relation to a federal fraud investigation.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed that search warrants had been executed in NSW and Queensland as part of a joint agency investigation involving AFP, ABF, Home Affairs and AUSTRAC.
“This activity is part of an ongoing investigation into a syndicate allegedly defrauding the Australian Government,” a statement from AFP said.
“The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.”
It is believed no charges have been laid.
Thomson was elected Federal Member for Dobell in 2007 but was convicted in 2014 for misuse of Health Services Union funds when he was the union’s national secretary between 2002 and 2007.
Thomson was fined $25,000, with the incident resulting in his suspension from the Labor Party in 2012 while he was a sitting member.
Other charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception were dismissed on appeal.
Thomson ran for the 2013 election as an Independent but was unsuccessful at the polls.
Attempts to contact him for comment on the July 21 search were unsuccessful.
CCN