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Joondalup detectives charge Mullaloo man with 80 fraud offences

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David JohnsJoondalup Times

JOONDALUP detectives have charged a 30-year-old Mullaloo man with 80 fraud offences after an extensive investigation into a series of offences.

Police allege the man committed the offences between May 2017 and March 2018.

During that time, he allegedly stole personal identification, obtained credit card details, used stolen identities and fraudulently obtained gift cards.

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The man was charged with 80 offences in total, including gain benefits by fraud, possession of a firearm in circumstances of aggravation, possession of identification material with intent to commit an offence and possession of stolen or unlawfully obtained property.

He will appear in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on May 9.

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