珀斯人被判7年徒刑,罪名是窃取用于Warmun社区的洪水恢复基金中的2.7M美元。 Perth man sentenced to 7 years for stealing $2.7M in flood recovery funds meant for Warmun community.

Craig Robert Dale, Perth男子,被判处7年徒刑,罪名是欺诈性地获取和赌博270万美元社区资金,用于重建Warmun,Warmun是西澳大利亚一个边远土著社区,在洪水和火灾之后。 Craig Robert Dale, a Perth man, was sentenced to seven years in prison for fraudulently obtaining and gambling away $2.7 million in community funds meant for rebuilding Warmun, a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia after floods and a fire. 这笔钱原打算用于基础设施和工作人员住房,但被转入Dale的个人账户,并因赌博而丢失。 The money, intended for infrastructure and staff housing, was diverted into Dale’s personal account and lost to gambling. David MacLean法官谴责这一盗窃行为,认为这是对一个遭受创伤的社区的一种背叛,指出这阻碍了一个急需的老年护理设施的开通。 Judge David MacLean condemned the theft as a betrayal of a traumatized community, noting it prevented the opening of a much-needed aged care facility. 判决日期追溯到2023年9月,此前曾对前官僚保罗·怀特进行调查,后者因更大的欺诈行为而入狱。 The sentence, backdated to September 2023, followed an investigation linked to former bureaucrat Paul Whyte, who was jailed for a larger fraud. 社区成员以长期的经济和感情伤害为由表示宽慰。 Community members expressed relief, citing lasting financial and emotional harm.