Strange events afoot in Australia again:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/070130/23/128w7.html
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<b>Islamic colleges raided over funding grants</b>
By 7News
Major Fraud Squad detectives have raided three Perth schools and an administration centre run by the Australian Islamic College.
The raids were part of an investigation into allegations that student numbers have been falsified to claim thousands of dollars in Federal Government grants.
At 9am, the Australian Islamic College campuses in Kewdale, Dianella and Thornlie were simultaneously raided by officers from the Major Fraud Squad.
At the same time, detectives <b>swooped on the college's administration centre</b> in Booragoon.
They were accompanied by investigators from the Federal Department of Education, Science and Training.
At the organisation's Booragoon headquarters, major fraud squad detectives said they would spend up to 12 hours sorting out documents and computer files.
At this stage, no-one has been charged.
Police said the search warrants and raids were sparked by allegations that student numbers at the college campuses were being falsified in order to obtain more money in Federal Government grants.
A police statement read: "These warrants were issued subsequent to investigations conducted by the Major Fraud Squad into allegations of fraud in relation to State and Federal Government student-subsidised funding programs."
It was understood that for each student's education, the Government contributes about $2000 in funding, similar to the arrangement with state-run schools.
During all of today's raids, teams of police used several trucks to cart away seized computers and filing cabinets from the campuses, which offer kindergarten places and a curriculum for students up to year 12.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The computers and files would probably contain the data on students enrolled and monies received.
But I think the police might as well take the opportunity to check the hard drives for any communications that passed betwixt about j-hadi terrorist plots They'd probably thought of this already.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/070130/23/128w7.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Tuesday January 30, 08:36 PM
<b>Islamic colleges raided over funding grants</b>
By 7News
Major Fraud Squad detectives have raided three Perth schools and an administration centre run by the Australian Islamic College.
The raids were part of an investigation into allegations that student numbers have been falsified to claim thousands of dollars in Federal Government grants.
At 9am, the Australian Islamic College campuses in Kewdale, Dianella and Thornlie were simultaneously raided by officers from the Major Fraud Squad.
At the same time, detectives <b>swooped on the college's administration centre</b> in Booragoon.
They were accompanied by investigators from the Federal Department of Education, Science and Training.
At the organisation's Booragoon headquarters, major fraud squad detectives said they would spend up to 12 hours sorting out documents and computer files.
At this stage, no-one has been charged.
Police said the search warrants and raids were sparked by allegations that student numbers at the college campuses were being falsified in order to obtain more money in Federal Government grants.
A police statement read: "These warrants were issued subsequent to investigations conducted by the Major Fraud Squad into allegations of fraud in relation to State and Federal Government student-subsidised funding programs."
It was understood that for each student's education, the Government contributes about $2000 in funding, similar to the arrangement with state-run schools.
During all of today's raids, teams of police used several trucks to cart away seized computers and filing cabinets from the campuses, which offer kindergarten places and a curriculum for students up to year 12.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The computers and files would probably contain the data on students enrolled and monies received.
But I think the police might as well take the opportunity to check the hard drives for any communications that passed betwixt about j-hadi terrorist plots They'd probably thought of this already.