Since 1 July 2023, there have been 7 successful convictions resulting from Commission investigations.
Operation Barker
Three individuals were convicted as a result of Operation Barker, a joint investigation commenced by the former Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), which transitioned to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), and was prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (CDPP).
Operation Barker was supported by the ATO, Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Police, the Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre.
Jail time for ‘brazen’ ATO bribes | National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)
Former ATO employee jailed for accepting bribes | National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)
Operation Meda
A former Serco officer was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months jail for one offence of abuse of public office, contrary to s 142.2(1) of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), for his role in assisting a detainee in a Melbourne immigration detention centre to access drugs in exchange for payments.
Operation Meda was a joint investigation commenced by the former ACLEI and the Department of Home Affairs, which transitioned to the NACC and was prosecuted by the CDPP.
Operation Angelo
A former Department of Home Affairs employee was sentenced for abuse of public office, unauthorised disclosure of official information, and unauthorised access to Home Affairs records of or for her family, friends, associates and tenants, over an extended period of time.
The Magistrate imposed a sentence of 14 months imprisonment, to be released immediately on a recognisance to be of good behaviour for two years.
Operation Angelo was a joint investigation commenced by the former ACLEI and Home Affairs, for which the NACC became responsible from 1 July 2023.
It was prosecuted by the CDPP.
This matter is currently under appeal.
Operation Roe
Sarfraz Khan, a former ATO employee, pleaded guilty to charges related to unauthorised access of taxpayer records. On 30 January 2024, the Sydney Downing Centre Local Court imposed a fine of $2,000 and a good behaviour bond for 18 months.
This prosecution followed a joint investigation between ACLEI and the ATO, for which the NACC became responsible from 1 July 2023. The investigation identified that Khan had extensively accessed various taxation records without authority between August 2020 and April 2021.
Operation Nambung
Spiro Kalliris, a former Superintendent in the Australian Federal Police, pleaded guilty to charges related to fraudulent use of his Commonwealth credit card involving more than $17,000 in personal expenditure.
On 1 September 2023, the Parramatta Local Court imposed a fine of $5,000 and a good behaviour bond for 3 years.
This prosecution followed a joint investigation between ACLEI and the AFP, for which the NACC became responsible from 1 July 2023.