News / / 05.18.18

News.com.au: Inside the investigation targeting Narre Warren homeowners from war-torn South Sudan

INSIDE the lavish, sprawling estate at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Narre Warren, southeast of Melbourne, Ngouth Oth Mai and his family lived the good life.

The $1.5 million mansion, fully paid up, featured an infinity pool, a sauna, a cinema, a five-car garage, a pool table, massive bedrooms and sparkling bathrooms.

But how did a 22-year-old from housing commission flats on a humanitarian visa and Centrelink handouts pay for it all?

That’s the question at the centre of an Australian Federal Police investigation that Oth Mai will be asked to answer in court in July.

The AFP are not the only ones asking. The George Clooney-spearheaded anti-corruption watchdog The Sentry is demanding answers, too.

Police were tipped off to the unusual acquisition of the property at Wiringa Close when The Sentry began sniffing around in 2016. The property was seized and a massive investigation that followed has now been revealed in court documents seen by news.com.au…

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