The manager of Adam Cranston’s payroll company Plutus, which is at the centre of an alleged $165 million tax fraud, has been granted bail in a Sydney court.
Simon Paul Anquetil from Sydney’s Lavender Bay was the 10th person to be charged in relation to what police say is one of Australia’s biggest white-collar crimes.
He faced Sydney’s Central Local Court on Friday charged with conspiracy to defraud the Commonwealth and was granted bail.
The 33-year-old is the facing the same charge as co-accused Cranston who’s the son of Australian Taxation Office deputy commissioner Michael Cranston.
Anquetil, who was initially the sole director and then manager of Plutus Payroll, was arrested on Thursday when he returned from an overseas trip, the Australian Federal Police said.
Authorities say the alleged fraud is one of the nation’s largest corporate crimes “in terms of the number of conspirators and the amount of money involved”.
Ten people have now been charged in relation to Operation Elbrus for allegedly stealing $165 million from the tax office.
Michael Cranston, 58, has been issued with a court attendance notice for allegedly abusing his position as a senior public official.
He is due to face Sydney’s Central Local Court on June 13 and faces up to five years in jail if found guilty.
His 30-year-old son Adam was granted bail on Thursday after his wife and grandmother put up a $300,000 surety. He was required to surrender his passport and will have to attend Bondi police station twice a week.
The others charged include Cranston’s sister, Lauren Anne Cranston, Dev Menon, Devyn Michelle Hammond, Daniel Rostankovski, Jason Cornell Onley, Christopher James Guillan, Aaron Leo Paul and Daniel Simon Hausman.
All were bailed or are due to appear in court at a later date.
Adam Cranston is due to reappear at Downing Centre Local Court on August 29.
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