February 26, 2018
Police have charged a man following a protracted fraud investigation in relation to the sale of cattle in Queensland.
Last year an advertisement was placed by a company in a rural newspaper to buy cattle for processing export meat.
As a result, three cattle properties contacted the company in April, May and June 2017 where they entered into contracts to supply Wagyu and Wagyu cross cattle.
Police will allege the cattle properties did not receive full payment for the sales agreed upon after supplying the cattle.
Detectives are encouraging anyone who may have responded to the advertisement to contact police.
A 65-year-old Evans Head (NSW) man has been charged with two counts of fraud in excess of $1.5 million.
He is expected to next appear at the Brisbane Magistrates Court on May 7.
