Sydney property developer who ‘washed’ money for tax fraud scheme blackmailer forced to repay $11m

Liquidators to recoup millions sent to blackmailer who threatened to expose Plutus Payroll tax fraud scheme

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A Sydney property developer who helped wash" money for a blackmailer convicted for threatening to expose tax fraud will have to cough up more than $11m.

Plutus Payroll and its directors stole $105m from the Australian Taxation Office by skimming off GST and transferring it elsewhere, according to court findings.

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