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Whistleblower alerted Forum auditors to potential fraud

An internal whistleblower at the Forum Group of Companies emerged within two weeks of Westpac contacting Bill Papas about anomalies regarding a contract with corporate client WesTrac.

On June 23, the whistleblower came forward to Forum’s auditor, Rothsay Audit & Assurance, according Westpac’s outline of submissions.

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