A scoundrel conman coised up to several disabled and elderly victims to steal their identification and fleece more than $43,000 from Centrelink, a court has heard. Serial fraudster Vasilios Politopoulos, 59, pleaded guilty in the County Court to seven counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception from the commonwealth. Politopoulos, of Bayswater, rorted $43,970 through seven victims – including a family member – between 2016 and 2019. The court heard Vasilios targeted his “vulnerable” victims at churces, supermarkets and pokies venues, offering to carry their shopping and sit with them at church – to gain their trust – before stealing their cash, bank cards and identity documents, which he used to siphon Centrelink disability and elderly pensions into bank accounts he controlled. He also asked for advance payments. The court was told he had a 26-page criminal record of dishonestly offences stretching back to 1986. Politopoulos will be sentenced on March 25.
March 23, 2020
Supported Tenancy Accommodation and Respite Tasmania Inc has a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) it must answer before Fair Work Deputy President Mansini in chambers in Melbourne (Knowles).
March 20, 2020
Estia Investments Pty Ltd is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Deputy President Anderson in chambers in Adelaide (McRurai).
March 20, 2020
Endeavour Foundation faces a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) this morning before Deputy President Lake in chambers in Brisbane (Wise).
March 20, 2020
An application for approval of the St Vincent’s Care Services Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2018 – 2021 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Deputy President Asbury in Hearing Room 1 in Brisbane today.
March 20, 2020
Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q) has a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) to explain away before Deputy President Young in chambers in Brisbane (Esguerra).
March 20, 2020
Bong Bong Orthopaedics is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) today in front of Commissioner Riordan in chambers at 2.30pm in Sydney (Coltman).
March 20, 2020
The Salvation Army (New South Wales) Property Trust and Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation have a s.418 (Application for an order that industrial action by employers stop etc.) on foot before Commissioner Booth in Fair Work Commission Central Plaza Two Level 14 66 Eagle Street Brisbane.
