NSW Police Financial Crimes Squad detectives have charged four men following an investigation into an alleged insurance fraud syndicate worth more than $5 million.
Strike Force Murgon was established in July 2024 to investigate the alleged facilitation of fraudulent motor vehicle insurance applications, insurance claims and vehicle finance applications affecting insurance companies and vehicle finance lenders.
Over the course of the investigation, strike force detectives have identified 72 allegedly fraudulent insurance claims, resulting in losses exceeding $3.1 million to multiple insurers.
Investigators have also identified 11 allegedly fraudulent vehicle finance applications valued at almost $2 million. Police will allege proceeds were used to obtain finance for additional vehicles.
On Wednesday 3 September 2025, strike force detectives – with assistance from Raptor Squad – executed search warrants in Greenacre and South Strathfield, where police allegedly seized documents and electronic devices and conducted compliance checks on 30 motor vehicles.
A 50-year-old man was arrested in Greenacre and taken to Bankstown Police Station where he was charged with dishonestly possess interfered with unique identifier, use false document to obtain property, drive motor vehicle whilst disqualified, and possess false document to obtain property.
He was granted conditional bail and appeared at Bankstown Local Court on Monday 29 September 2025. He remains before the courts.
On 24 June, strike force detectives – with assistance from Public Order and Riot Squad – executed a search warrant on River Road, Ermington, where police allegedly seized $8,500 in cash, electronic devices, fraudulent licences, bank cards, three luxury watches and a diamond bracelet.
A 29-year-old man was arrested and taken to Gladesville Police Station where he was charged with 10 offences:
- Knowingly deal with proceeds of crime (six counts)
- Recklessly deal with proceeds of crime
- Good suspected stolen on premises
- Failed to comply with digital evidence access order direction
- Person possess animal sexual abuse material.
He was refused bail and appeared before Burwood Local Court on 25 June, where he was granted conditional bail to appear before Burwood Local Court on 16 December.
On Thursday 30 July 2026, strike force detectives – with assistance from Southwest Metropolitan Operations Support Group – executed a search warrant in Bergin Circuit, Leppington, where police seized electronic devices.
A 41-year-old man was arrested and taken to Narellan Police Station where he was charged with four counts of knowingly deal with proceeds of crime, and two counts of recklessly deal proceeds of general crimes.
Following further extensive inquiries, at around 10am on Tuesday, a 24-year-old man was arrested Riverstone Police Station and charged with four counts of knowingly deal with proceeds of crime.
He was granted conditional bail to appear at Blacktown Local Court on Monday 9 November.
Police say their investigations under Strike Force Murgon are ongoing.
