Paul McGirr today obtained bail for Muath Sallam and Noura Bader in an alleged large-scale fraud the AFP claims was perpetrated on the NDIS.

The federal police and National Disability Insurance Agency will allege the syndicate claimed $10m from the NDIS since 2017 through three fraudulent NDIS providers, in what is believed to be the largest exploitation of the agency in its history.

Among the operations alleged by police is that the providers skimmed NDIS funding from genuine disabled users of the scheme without their knowledge, by providing inflated invoices to the NDIS for rebates.

Mohammad Sallam, for whom Mr McGirr also appeared, adjourned his matter until 6 May for a bail application.

Syndicate faces court over alleged $10m NDIS fraud scam | Daily Telegraph

For the second time in two years, former police officer Beaudie Cullen has had charges against him dismissed with costs with the assistance of Paul McGirr solicitor.

The most recent charges alleged that Mr Cullen had lodged a fraudulent insurance claim in respect of a laptop and headphones valued at $1400, however Magistrate Covington ruled that Mr Cullen had no case to answer after police had failed to investigate a number of matters, including the possibility that Mr Cullen had more than one laptop or set of headphones.

The outcome follows an earlier set of charges against Mr Cullen related to storage of ammunition in 2016 which were also dismissed with costs, again owing to poor police investigations.

The Daily Telegraph