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Friedrich the Fraud


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Was he Australia's greatest con artist?  That was the title given to John Friedrich, the former head of the Victorian Division of National Safety Council of Australia.  Back in the 1980s, he famously made $293 million of investors’ money disappear. When his fraud was uncovered, he went missing himself for sixteen days, prompting a nationwide manhunt and a media storm that reported both facts and the fictions.

Guests:

Barry Whitehead - former NSCA operations manager

Frank Bongiorno - professor of history, ANU

Peter and Ann Synan - regional historians & Sale residents

Zyg Zayler - criminal lawyer, Melasecca Kelly & Zayler

Credits:

Composer - Matthew Crawford

Sound engineer - Tim Symonds

Producer - Lyn Gallacher

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