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Police raids HSU Sydney office
May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:35am

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-02/police-raid-hsu-sydney-office/3984666

Updated May 02, 2012 09:25:38

New South Wales Police officers raided the Sydney offices of the Health Services Union this morning, seizing "a large number of documents and computer equipment."

The search by Strike Force Carnarvon is part of an investigation from September last year, into allegations of fraud committed against the union.

Police have already examined a large amount of union documents and carried out detailed forensic accounting analysis of the union's affairs.

They say they are now seizing documents and computer equipment from the Pitt Street Premises.

More to come.

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progressiveslol Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17029	Re: Police raids HSU Sydney office Reply #1 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:39am Do you think 6 months is enough warning to be able to shred important documents. Maybe 7 months would have been better.
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Maqqa Gold Member Offline 14% - that low?! Posts: 16000	Re: Police raids HSU Sydney office Reply #2 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:43am progressiveslol wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:39am: Do you think 6 months is enough warning to be able to shred important documents. Maybe 7 months would have been better. I thought it was 4 years?
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26592 Australia	Re: Police raids HSU Sydney office Reply #3 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:47am So who is behind this? The libs? Wanting to get rid of workers rights and unions? Why dont we do a raid on parliament house and go through both parties documents and computers? SOB
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Reply #4 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 10:10am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:47am:

So who is behind this? The libs? Wanting to get rid of workers rights and unions? Why dont we do a raid on parliament house and go through both parties documents and computers?

SOB

labor had started the precedence for liberals (to get involved in union business) to make sure union heads dont rip the members off like has happened in the HSU. But you want that to continue I guess. Well it is not going to be under liberals watch.

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Reply #5 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 10:24am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:47am:

So who is behind this? The libs? Wanting to get rid of workers rights and unions? Why dont we do a raid on parliament house and go through both parties documents and computers?

SOB

It's probably because when FWA were ASKED for the documents to complete the police investigation, they refused to hand them over. So now, the police are just going to take them.

So for all those that seem to think that Craig Thomson is not on the police agenda, think again.

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Reply #6 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 10:33am

borntorule wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 10:24am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:47am:

So who is behind this? The libs? Wanting to get rid of workers rights and unions? Why dont we do a raid on parliament house and go through both parties documents and computers?

SOB

It's probably because when FWA were ASKED for the documents to complete the police investigation, they refused to hand them over. So now, the police are just going to take them.

So for all those that seem to think that Craig Thomson is not on the police agenda, think again.

They should raid FWA to see if the documents match or have been altered.

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Reply #7 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 10:48am

progressiveslol wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 10:33am:

borntorule wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 10:24am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:47am:

So who is behind this? The libs? Wanting to get rid of workers rights and unions? Why dont we do a raid on parliament house and go through both parties documents and computers?

SOB

It's probably because when FWA were ASKED for the documents to complete the police investigation, they refused to hand them over. So now, the police are just going to take them.

So for all those that seem to think that Craig Thomson is not on the police agenda, think again.

They should raid FWA to see if the documents match or have been altered.

They may yet raid the FWA if the documents they want are found to be missing.

It all feels like it is moving towards a point of criminal charges. That will probably be Gillard's undoing because Thomson will probably resign.

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Reply #8 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 12:40pm

Strewth !!! Mick nicked in HSU car park while trying to nick documents !!!!!

Was Mick tipped off or did someone see Mick nicking stuff and call police ?

THE union boss Michael Williamson has allegedly been caught attempting to take a bag of documents out of the HSU while a police raid occurs on the premises.

Detectives from Strike Force Carnarvon moved in this morning to raid the premises as part of their investigation into alleged corruption in the Health Services Union.

The head of the fraud squad, Detective Superintendent Colin Dyson, confirmed police were considering charging someone with attempting to hinder the investigation by removing information.

http://www.news.com.au/national/on-the-run-union-documents-seized-by-cops-in-car...

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Reply #9 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 12:45pm

juliar wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 12:40pm:

Strewth !!! Mick nicked in HSU car park while trying to nick documents !!!!!

THE union boss Michael Williamson has allegedly been caught attempting to take a bag of documents out of the HSU while a police raid occurs on the premises.

Detectives from Strike Force Carnarvon moved in this morning to raid the premises as part of their investigation into alleged corruption in the Health Services Union.

The head of the fraud squad, Detective Superintendent Colin Dyson, confirmed police were considering charging someone with attempting to hinder the investigation by removing information.

http://www.news.com.au/national/on-the-run-union-documents-seized-by-cops-in-car...

I don't often LOL but my God LOL, this is like a satirical exaggeration on real happenings.

Except it's real !

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Reply #10 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 12:56pm

juliar wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 12:40pm:

Strewth !!! Mick nicked in HSU car park while trying to nick documents !!!!!

Was Mick tipped off or did someone see Mick nicking stuff and call police ?

THE union boss Michael Williamson has allegedly been caught attempting to take a bag of documents out of the HSU while a police raid occurs on the premises.

Detectives from Strike Force Carnarvon moved in this morning to raid the premises as part of their investigation into alleged corruption in the Health Services Union.

The head of the fraud squad, Detective Superintendent Colin Dyson, confirmed police were considering charging someone with attempting to hinder the investigation by removing information.

http://www.news.com.au/national/on-the-run-union-documents-seized-by-cops-in-car...

Would like to know if the police were going to go in anyway or only because they were called of the document theft.

Maybe they were waiting for him to do this all along. After all, why look for the documents that will pin him, when you can wait for him to try and steal the documents that would be best read to convict him.

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borntorule Full Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 135 Gender:	Re: Police raids HSU Sydney office Reply #11 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 1:34pm It is a comedy of errors! The entire saga is unravelling rather quickly now. Expect to see Gillard being replaced shortly.
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Reply #12 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 2:19pm

Guildford wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 12:45pm:

juliar wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 12:40pm:

Strewth !!! Mick nicked in HSU car park while trying to nick documents !!!!!

THE union boss Michael Williamson has allegedly been caught attempting to take a bag of documents out of the HSU while a police raid occurs on the premises.

Detectives from Strike Force Carnarvon moved in this morning to raid the premises as part of their investigation into alleged corruption in the Health Services Union.

The head of the fraud squad, Detective Superintendent Colin Dyson, confirmed police were considering charging someone with attempting to hinder the investigation by removing information.

http://www.news.com.au/national/on-the-run-union-documents-seized-by-cops-in-car...

I don't often LOL but my God LOL, this is like a satirical exaggeration on real happenings.

Except it's real !

They've had 4 years to shred documents and he leaves it until today

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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Police raids HSU Sydney office Reply #13 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 3:46pm Don't you just love that. These kind of people think they are untouchable. But all it takes is a search Warrant then its too late to start flushing the stuff down the toilet. That Williamson will go a row for trying to destroy evidence. And I bet there a sh.tload of it in that bag he was carting out.
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Reply #14 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 4:14pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2012 at 9:47am:

So who is behind this? The libs? Wanting to get rid of workers rights and unions? Why dont we do a raid on parliament house and go through both parties documents and computers?

SOB

so you think union official corruption within unions is OK....shame shame shame

this has nothing to do with the Libs I think you will find its Ms Jackson.. the one that probably has a contract on her.. that has brought this on....and bloody good on her I say..
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these officials were clocking up $600.000 on credit cards alone pa... all out of the poorest peoples union dues..

give $1.7.million contacts to old mates..without tenders

I think its time you took a good hard look at what you are supporting.

or at least read all the bloody facts.

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