The Fraud
Behind the Mystery of John Friedrich
Martin Thomas
Pagemasters 1991
Softcover with some cover wear and creasing, pages lightly tanned, good copy.
With one, savage pistol shot on a lonely and picturesque hill, John Friedrich’s life came to an end. But the mystery and intrigue of the man who perpetrated Australia’s biggest fraud remains. Now for the first time, Martin Thomas unravels the facts surrounding the disgraced head of the National Safety Council. Who was this man with two sides to his life? Did he have links with ASIO or the CIA? How did he pull off his $293 million con. Did he keep any money for himself? Who were the politicians who once heaped praise on the main who defrauded taxpayers? The full story of John Friedrich...unmasked at last.
Weight: 230 gms (unpacked)