Michael Williamson jailed for at least five years over HSU fraud

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, 27 March 2014

Former Health Services Union boss Michael Williamson has been sentenced to up to seven-and-half years in jail for fraud. The 60-year-old will be eligible for parole after serving five years in prison. Williamson had faced a possible 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to four charges including fraud and recruiting others to hinder a police investigation. Prosecutors say Williamson, who was already on a salary of about $500,000 when he stole nearly $1 million, was motivated by greed.

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Former Health Services Union boss Michael Williamson has been sentenced to up to seven-and-half years in jail for fraud. The 60-year-old will be eligible for parole after serving five years in prison. Williamson had faced a possible 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to four charges including fraud and recruiting others to hinder a police investigation. Prosecutors say Williamson, who was already on a salary of about $500,000 when he stole nearly $1 million, was motivated by greed.

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