Five criminal charges dropped against ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle

Three other charges of attempting to disclose protected information about the Australian Taxation Office's collection practices remain

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Criminal charges against Richard Boyle, who blew the whistle on aggressive tax collection practices, have been dropped but advocates want the prosecution ended.

The commonwealth prosecutor on Friday dropped five charges, including three counts of attempting to disclose protected information and two counts of attempting to divulge or communicate a tax file number.

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