Police charge two after fraudulent builders' licences investigation

Detectives from the Fraud and Extortion Squad have arrested a man and a woman as part of their ongoing investigation into an alleged fraud involving fraudulent builders' licences.

The 54-year-old Sydney man was arrested in the Melbourne CBD while a 50-year-old Reservoir woman was arrested in Reservoir earlier today.

Both been charged with 300 offences each, including multiple counts of obtain property by deception, and make a false document.

The offences are alleged to have occurred throughout Victoria between 2013 and 2015.

Police have been liaising with a number of other agencies during the course of the investigation including the Victorian Building Authority and other policing jurisdictions.

The pair are expected to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 6 May 2021.

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