Former federal Labor MP Craig Thomson has been granted bail, but faces more charges over allegations he helped facilitate more than 130 fraudulent visa applications, making nearly $2.5 million paid into accounts of his personal business.
It is alleged Mr Thomson helped facilitate sponsorship nominations for multiple businesses and visa candidates. His lawyer, Jamie Clements, the ex-general secretary of the NSW ALP, said the former MP intends to fight the charges against him.
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