The close calls that almost derailed a $165 million 'tax fraud' syndicate

By Rachel Olding, Ava Benny-Morrison, Nick Ralston
Updated May 22 2017 - 5:46pm, first published May 19 2017 - 7:14am

An alleged $165 million tax fraud syndicate stretching from one of the country's highest tax officials to struggling drug addicts was almost derailed by a secret extortion bid and a lowly recruit who went rogue before federal police blew the conspiracy open on Thursday.

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