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How the AFP bungled the Michael Cranston investigation

Neil Chenoweth
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Michael Cranston's 39-year career as a public servant effectively ended in an Australian Federal Police press conference on May 18, 2017.

Deputy Commissioner Leanne Close had dropped a bombshell, detailing how the AFP had just smashed a $165 million tax fraud, but she saved the best till last: one of the country's top tax officers, Australian Tax Office deputy commissioner Cranston, had been charged.

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Neil Chenoweth is an investigative reporter for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney and has won multiple Walkley Awards. Connect with Neil on Twitter. Email Neil at nchenoweth@afr.com.au

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