Breaking: AFP raids Melbourne home of former CFMEU official
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- Australian Federal Police raided the Keilor home of former senior CFMEU official John Perkovic.
- At least six officers and a sniffer dog searched the Melbourne property, including items in the backyard.
- The raid forms part of an investigation into alleged corruption in Victoria’s building industry.
Australian Federal Police officers have raided the Melbourne home of former senior CFMEU official John Perkovic as investigators examine corruption in Victoria’s building industry.
At least half a dozen officers and a sniffer dog arrived early in the morning at Perkovic’s home in Keilor, in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.
Police could be seen searching items in the property’s backyard. The raid was linked to the federal investigation into the construction union and alleged corruption in the state’s building sector.
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Originally published by ABC Australia in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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