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CBA money laundering scandal: how it happened

James Eyers
James EyersSenior Reporter

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On the evening of Thursday May 21, 2015, NSW Police arrested Arlsan Shaffi, 25, and Salman Khan, 24, and charged them with money laundering.

After searching their respective residences in Auburn, in Sydney's western suburbs, the police found more than $3 million in banking receipts, some of which had been printed by Commonwealth Bank's deposit machines.

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James Eyers writes on banking, payments and fintech. He is a former legal and investment banking editor at the AFR, has degrees in commerce and law from UNSW, and is co-author of Buy now, pay later: The extraordinary story of Afterpay Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at jeyers@afr.com.au

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