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Former NAB Manager Charged Over Alleged Role in $200 Million Loan Fraud

Police allege he used his bank position to help secure about $10 million in business loans for a syndicate accused of defrauding lenders nationwide.

Overview

  • NSW Police arrested Timotius 'Donny' Sungkar, 36, during a Thursday raid in Bonnyrigg and charged him with 19 offences including fraud, participation in a criminal group and dealing with crime proceeds.
  • He was refused bail and was due to appear in Fairfield Local Court on Friday.
  • Detectives allege the former senior NAB business manager acted as an insider facilitator for roughly $10 million in business loans, describing him as a gatekeeper of funds.
  • The strike force investigation began with so‑called 'ghost car' applications using stolen identities and has widened to large‑scale personal, business and home loan fraud across multiple banks.
  • Police estimate the syndicate’s haul at well over $200 million, with the NSW Crime Commission restraining about $60 million in assets to date, and NAB says customers have not been impacted and the bank terminated the employee and is cooperating with recovery efforts.