Craig Thomson因欺诈和假签证申请而被判处4年监禁,其中2.5年没有假释。 Craig Thomson sentenced to 4 years in prison for fraud and false visa claims, with 2.5 years non-parole.

前联邦议员Craig Thomson因欺诈性地获得政府赠款和伪造签证声明被判处四年监禁,两年半的无假释期。 Former federal MP Craig Thomson has been sentenced to four years in prison for fraudulently obtaining government grants and making false visa statements, with a two-and-a-half-year non-parole period. 他对欺骗和向移民官员提供假证件表示认罪。 He pleaded guilty to deception and providing false documents to immigration officials. 在2024年的定罪之后,他避免了因滥用COVID-19赠款中25 000美元的25 000美元作为其离散妻子拥有的一家咖啡馆,而是服14个月的劳改令、社区服务和偿还资金而入狱。 This follows a 2024 conviction where he avoided jail for misusing $25,000 in COVID-19 grants for a café owned by his estranged wife, instead serving a 14-month intensive corrections order, community service, and repaying the funds. Thomson因滥用工会基金而于2012年被劳动党停职,先前的定罪在上诉时被推翻。 Thomson, suspended by the Labor Party in 2012 over union fund misuses, had a prior conviction overturned on appeal.