Joint Investigation Shatters Money Laundering, Tax Evasion, Foreign Worker Exploitation Within Construction Industry

A builder works on a house under construction amongst an established suburb August 2, 2006 in Sydney, Australia. Ian Waldie/Getty Images

A joint investigation between the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has thwarted serious criminal behaviour by four Chinese nationals within two states.  

 This week, a 55-year-old Chinese national received a criminal conviction and fine for her money laundering activity, tax evasion, and foreign worker exploitation within the construction industry.