Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man who they allege made false and fraudulent injury claims in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
Detectives from the Joint Counter Terrorism Team took carriage of the investigation into the attack, which saw 15 people gunned down on 14 December last year.
In a statement, NSW Police said that in the wake of the deadly attack, detectives identified a 46-year-old man who they say made a false statement that he was injured in the shooting and made subsequent fraudulent claims for compensation.
At around 10am yesterday, strike force detectives arrested a 46-year-old man at Parramatta Police Station. He was charged with publish false misleading material to obtain advantage and false representation resulting in police investigation.
The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday 18 November.
