Australian officials embezzle public funds involving millions of Health Bureau of the rectification

Australian police arrest 12 days of Queensland Health Bureau of Lanzhou finance officer Joel Barlow, suspected him of embezzling million Australian dollars of public funds. Queensland governor of Lanzhou Health Bureau immediately ordered, split.

The self-proclaimed " prince"

Suspected of embezzling $16000000

A public health bureau official 8 days to find money flow abnormalities, Barlow the missing. The massive police raids, 12 days of before dawn at Barlow is located in Brisbane 's luxury apartment and arrest him.

The police suspect Barlow over the past 3 years the embezzlement of $16000000 ($16160000 ), in which the past two weeks to 11000000 Australian dollars ($11110000 ), to later in the day officially accused him of fraud. Barlow, aged 36, was born in New Zealand, 2005 to enter the Queensland Lanzhou Health Bureau, before his arrest in the community services department is responsible for the financial.

The Australian media, Barlow allegedly used money to buy a flat luxury and sports car. In Queensland the social circle, Barlow who claimed to be the French Polynesia Tahiti Island Prince tower. 9 police seized Barlow's assets, the estimated value of $12000000 ( $12130000). Queensland Lanzhou police minister Neal Roberts said, Barlow case is" Queensland Lanzhou and Australian history one of most serious fraud".

From the rectification

Health Bureau split into two institutions

Barlow post, Queensland governor Anna bly announced, decided to put the public health bureau split into two institutions, completed in July next year. After the split, an agency responsible for medical care, another is responsible for providing administrative support, including financial and human resources.

This is 2005, the Lanzhou Health Bureau Houkun suffered another large-scale rectification. India American doctor Jie Yang Robert Patel from 2003 to 2005 in Quincy a Lanzhou hospital practice, more patients receiving his operation after death or disability, Patel and have been called " doctor death". Australian court sentenced him to 7 years in prison last year.

The governor Bligh said, over the years, large amounts of funds whereabouts unknown but was found," ( Department of Health ) of this large institutions management bad, can not continue to tolerate" Lanzhou, Queensland medical service management needs to "pull".

Accountability

Why not play balance mechanism

Health bureau about a year ago in Barlow received complaints. Queensland Lanzhou anti-corruption watchdog has investigated why health bureau and the police not to complain a check in the end.

The governor Bligh summoned each department of government officials in charge of the meeting, telling them:" the government has a set of checks and balances. In this case, the mechanism is clearly not fully play the role of. I will require a comprehensive survey of the external auditor, find out if someone dereliction of duty, will be held accountable."