John Friedrich

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subject_name = John Friedrich


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date_of_death = July 27, 1991
place_of_death = Sale, Victoria
alias = Friedrich Hohenberger
charge = Fraud involving over AUD$293 million
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occupation = Managing Director
National Safety Council of Australia
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John Friedrich (possibly also known as Friedrich Hohenberger) was Managing Director of the National Safety Council of Australia during the 1980s.

On April 6, 1989, John Friedrich was arrested after borrowing vast sums of money from Australian banks. He was later described as Australia's greatest conman when it was exposed he had faked career qualifications and was living in Australia under a false passport. On July 23, 1991 he appeared in court to face 91 fraud related charges involving over AUD$293 million.

On July 27, 1991, he was found dead on his farm near Sale, Victoria with a single gunshot wound to his head. His death was ruled a suicide.

External links

* [http://www.nsca.org.au National Safety Council of Australia website]

References

*cite book | last = Friedrich | first = John | coauthors = with Richard Flanagan | year = 1991 | title = Codename Iago: The Story of John Friedrich | publisher = W. Heinemann Australia | location = Port Melbourne, Vic. | id = ISBN 0-85561-452-8
*cite book | last = Thomas | first = Martin | year = 1991 | title = The Fraud: Behind the Mystery of John Friedrich, Australia's Greatest Conman | publisher = Pagemasters | location = Melbourne | id = ISBN 1-875575-01-4
* [http://www.abc.net.au/archives/timeline/1990s.htm Australian History Home] ABC news timeline