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IBAC Charges Ex-NGV Employee Over $8M Phone Theft Scheme

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  • Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) charged a former senior National Gallery of Victoria employee with eight offences.
  • He allegedly bought $8 million of mobile phones using a National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) account.
  • The scheme operated from September 2019 through September 2025.
  • He faces seven theft counts and one misconduct-in-public-office count.
  • The National Gallery of Victoria dismissed him in September 2025 and reported the case to Victoria Police.