4 September 2018

Childcare Benefit Fraud: Commonwealth DPP v Iheng

This is another case heard by the Victorian County Court involving child care benefit fraud by a Family Day Care (FDC) educator working in the Deng Group of FDC services. In this case, Clement Iheng pleaded guilty to a charge of dishonestly causing a loss to the Commonwealth between 22 January 2015 and 29 November 2015. The court determined that a total of $134,688.28 was dishonestly obtained. The educator submitted false timesheets for care while they were engaged by Dorsey FDC, Hawii FDC, Hello Children Munhall FDC, Happi FDC, Points FDC, White Butterfly FDC and Pink Luel Meth FDC. The fraud involved making claims for caring for his own children and grandchildren,
claims for work not done, and exaggerating claims. The court sentenced Mr Iheng
to a period of 18 months imprisonment and that he be released after serving six months of that term of imprisonment on a recognisance release order and the sum of $2,000 to be of good behaviour for a period of two years.

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