Former Wollongong real estate agent Hakan Kutup agent charged over alleged fraud
Former estate agent Hakan Kutup has been slapped with 27 charges, most of them relating to fraud. His allegations can now be revealed.
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A former Wollongong real estate agent has been charged with multiple forgery and fraud offences, after misappropriating almost $500,000.
Detectives from Lake Illawarra Police District, with the assistance of the Office of Fair Trading, commenced an investigation into 53-year-old Hakan Kutup, an agent at Century 21 Ultimate Wollongong, following a complaint received in relation to the theft of funds.
Police allege between December 2017 and June 2018, Kutup made and submitted false documents to a business that provides real estate agents their entitled commissions upfront.
The false documents included photoshopped emails and letterheads from solicitors and conveyancers located in the Illawarra, fabricated contracts of sales and agency agreements, false bank deposits and false signatures.
The documents were allegedly submitted on more than 12 occasions over the seven-month period, resulting in a financial advantage of $263,755.
The investigation also revealed Kutup had allegedly misappropriated more than $200,000 in funds from a sales trust account.
The 53-year-old was arrested at Lake Illawarra Police Station last Friday and charged with 12 counts of forgery, 12 counts of fraud and three counts of fraudulent conversion of money.
Kutup was granted strict conditional bail and is due to face Wollongong Local Court on November 5.
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