BY ISABEL EVERETT
Lake Macquarie police have charge a 37-year-old man with fraud offences over the alleged misuse of bushfire recovery funds.
Strike Force Roche began investigating alleged fraudulent claims for bushfire disaster relief and small business grants through government agencies.
Officers executed a search warrant at a home on McEwan Street, Belmont South, where they spoke with a 37-year-old man.
The man was charged with numerous offences after allegedly fraudulently obtaining $110,000 through government support grants.
During the search, police located and seized a milling machine, believed to have been purchased with alleged fraudulently obtained funds.
Officers also located and seized ammunition from the property.
The man was taken to Toronto Police Station and charged with one count of deal with proceeds of crime.
He was refused bail to appear at Toronto Local Court on Thursday.
