7News Spotlight: May 14
Liam Bartlett & Ross Coulthart follow “Operation Tropicana” as it busts scammers in Britain who are backed by Russian mafia.
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In Sunday’s 7NEWS Spotlight Liam Bartlett, together with Ross Coulthart, exposes a billion-dollar British crime cartel fleecing Australians of more than $4 million every week.
Bartlett said: “I have been embedded with crime fighting groups from various countries over the years, but this operation was on a scale like no other. As it turned out, it needed to be. The criminal syndicate was the biggest scamming group ever to be raided by any global authority.
“The results spectacularly demonstrate the abject failure of our Federal Police to act effectively against the scourge of this ever-increasing threat to Aussie consumers; and we have to demand that things are done better,” he said.
The staggeringly sophisticated crime syndicate, run by British con artists with the backing of Russian mafia, has been targeting Aussie investors they have cruelly dubbed “mugs with money”, safe in the knowledge authorities here can’t – or won’t – touch them.
In the joint expose with investigative reporter Ross Coulthart airing 8.45pm, this Sunday on Channel 7 and 7plus, Bartlett will take viewers inside “Operation Tropicana” led by Australian fraud and cybercrime specialist Ken Gamble and his IFW Global operatives.
Across 24 simultaneous raids, in association with Malaysia’s anti-crime commission, the scam busters make more than 80 arrests, including Brit king pin Andy Peters, aka “Peg Leg”, who lived a life of luxury at the expense of duped Australians.
8:45pm Sunday on Seven.
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I thought he left 60 Minutes to spend more time with his family. 7 must have opened the chequebook.
Perhaps he will be doing fewer episodes as Spotlight’s season continues. They may just be putting more of the episodes that he features in early in the season to help promote his move to Seven.
Actually maxxdude, I believe it’s more of a case of rats fleeing a sinking ship. The Nine news brand is sinking fast, with viewers finally making the smart choice of switching over to Seven News across all its enviable brands including Sunrise, The Morning Show and 6pm news. Much respect to the viewers who have made the right choice.