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In late September, 32-year-old Muhammed Bhatti, a Pakistani national, walked into an ANZ branch in Bankstown Shopping Centre and drew a bank cheque for $240,000. Within days, he drew another cheque at the Kogarah branch for the same amount.
Aside from that $480,000 in bank cheques, Mr Bhatti, the sole shareholder of Unique Star Trading, pulled out cash all over Sydney.
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