Dear Valued Supporters,
Today I am providing further questions that were asked to Mr Ahmed Fahour-former MD & Group CEO of Australia Post by me in my letter dated 18 September 2010. He not only failed to respond but allowed Mr. Geoff Williams of Australia Post to file my letter with NFA (No Further Action) written on it. Mr Williams is/was Board and Shareholder Liaison.
The last two updates with Questions 1-27 and questions 28 to 39 were dated July 30, 2022 and August 6, 2022 respectively.
My letter mentioned above to Mr. Ahmed Fahour continued as follows:
REVIEW OF 2006 INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTEMPTED FRAUDULENT REDIRECTION OF MAIL. His cover letter has CSG: 10000257 written on it what appears to be some reference number.
My comments are my opinions and my beliefs formed on the basis of my contact and the contact of my sons Nilesh and Amit with the Australia Post employees in my presence and also the conversations my son Nilesh had with Mr. Steve Gabell and Ms. Roslyn on my home phone number. My comments are also based on my written correspondence with Australia Post for over the past four years.
The above-mentioned Review states:
Background:
The investigation conducted by Corporate Security Group (CSG) NSW, concerned a redirection application lodged at Haymarket PostShop on 23/5/06, redirecting mail in the name of Vasant Wagh from a non-existent address at 38 Randolph Street, Rosebery, NSW, to a PO Box K861 Haymarket, NSW.
My Comment:
In the face-to-face meeting with Mr. Steve Gabell on 16 June 2006 he clearly told me in presence of my two adult sons at the end of our meeting that the Mail Redirection was not lodged at Haymarket Post Office (Haymarket PostShop as mentioned in the review) but the mail was redirected to Haymarket PO Box. This fact has been conveyed to Australia Post officials many times in the past four years by me. The whole investigation, appearing in this review, therefore is fundamentally based either on a separate mail redirection, which is highly unlikely or on a fabricated mail redirection created to cover up the crime by someone which is highly likely.
The Background further states:
According to staff at Alexandria Delivery Facility (DF), the facility responsible for actioning the redirection, although no mail for that address had been either received or redirected at the DF, they became aware on or about 14/6/06, through local knowledge of the Postal Delivery Officer responsible for deliveries in the relevant area, that the redirection was purporting to redirect mail from a non-existent address.
My Comment:
The above paragraph in my view is an absolute fabrication. It appears that some documents may have been created and placed on the CSG NSW file by someone to create an impression that no mail was received for the address 38 Randolph Street, Rosebery, NSW 2018. The fact is there was an envelope addressed to 38 Randolph Street that had my name on it which the postman could not deliver as there was no such address as 38 Randolph Street in Rosebery, NSW 2018. This fact was accepted by Mr. Steve Gabell and Ms. Roslyn on 16 June 2006 when I met them with my two sons at the Alexandria DF. The above paragraph also indicates that no mail was redirected at the DF but the fact is there was an envelope with my name on it. This was in the possession of Mr. Steve Gabell at ADF as the “Postie” took this to Mr. Steve Gabell. There was a Cheque inside that was obviously on my name as Mr. Steve Gabell asked me if I was expecting any money on 15 June 2006 when I called him in the morning in response to his answering machine message left on my home telephone number on 14 June 2006 in relation to the “Redirection”. This envelope was handed over to him by the local “Postie” as he could not find No.38 in Randolph Street. The word Postie was used by Mr. Steve Gabell to describe Postman. He also said to us at the meeting on 16 June 2006 that when he ‘put 2 and 2 together’ they did not add up. What did not add up was the Application to Redirect Mail form with 38 Randolph Street address and the same 38 Randolph Street address on the envelope with my name on it. He said he put ‘Red Flags’ on this mail redirection.
According to the Application to Redirect Mail it was made on 23/5/06 at Haymarket PostShop. The redirection was to start on 29/5/06. The application was received by ADF on 26/5/06. In this case why was a message left on my home telephone number on14 June 2006? Australia Post, according to this form, required only three full working days for the service to start. The gap of 19 days (26/5/06 to 14/6/06) to contact me after the ADF received this application with CRN 34634229 0 therefore does not add up.
The Background further states:
They subsequently conducted their own enquiries and obtained a copy of the PO Box application form for PO Box K861 Haymarket from the PostShop, which showed a Vasant Wagh of 38 Randolph Street as the applicant. A search of the phone book established a Vasant Wagh residing at xx Randolph Street, Rosebery. After contacting him by phone on the same date, Vasant Wagh of xx Randolph Street, confirmed with staff at the Alexandria DF, that he did not submit or have any knowledge of the subject redirection.
My comment:
The story in this paragraph does not add up because I did not receive a call from staff at Alexandria DF where I spoke with any staff where the call was initiated by ADF. I did not speak with any staff on 14/6/06 and have never personally confirmed on 14 June 06 that I did not submit or have any knowledge of the subject redirection. This shows that this information may have been put on the file of CSG NSW by someone to create an impression that I was spoken to on 14/6/06 by ADF staff. The review has failed to mention any name of the ADF staff that spoke to me on 14 June 2006. If there are any documents to suggest that someone from ADF spoke with me on 14/6/06 then in my view they are fabricated documents. Please provide copies of such documents. If these documents do not exist or even if they exist, they cannot be located by Australia Post then please provide me with the details of how Mr. Bob Croxford was made aware that someone from ADF spoke with me on 14 June 2006.
The Background further states:
The matter was subsequently referred to CSG NSW for investigation on or about 15 June 2006 and assigned to Investigator Don Kane on the basis that the redirection was fraudulent.
My Comment:
By this time, it was very clear to Australia Post that neither myself nor any member of my family was in any way involved in this mail redirection. The use of the words on or about 15 June 2006 in these types of investigations is totally unacceptable to me because the dates and time of the events are very important in such matters.
As per the information given to me about this matter, the following are some of the things that are, in my view, very important.
a. Mr. Steve Gabell was proceeding on an extended leave very shortly after the discovery of these criminal/fraudulent activities.
b. He had to do overtime to complete the report and collate all the documents in relation to these fraudulent activities to hand over to the security. (CSG NSW).
c. The minimum documents that were to be handed over to the “security” (CSG NSW), as per my understanding are
i. Application to Redirect Mail that was not lodged at Haymarket PostShop,
ii. Application for opening a PO Box at Haymarket PostShop.
iii. An envelope on my name addressed to 38 Randolph street that the postie could not deliver as there is no such address as 38 Randolph Street in Rosebery, NSW 2018,
iv. A cheque on my name.
v. Mail Redirection Transaction Receipt from Post office other than Haymarket PostShop.
vi. Mail Redirection Action Sheet
vii. Copies of Indonesian Passport showing details including the issue date and expiry date, page of the passport showing photo of the person and nationality.
viii. Document with details of the conversation with the person who responded to the call made to a mobile phone number that was on the Application to Redirect Mail form that was not lodged at Haymarket PostShop.
ix. Other documents inside the envelope that had a cheque on my name.
x. Details of the calls made to my home telephone number and the details of the conversation with my son by Mr. Steve Gabell and Ms. Roslyn and Mr, Gabell and myself on 15 June 2006.
xi. Details about the handover of keys of the PO Box at Haymarket PostShop.
xii. Details of the conversations with the staff at Haymarket PostShop.
xiii. Details about the information provided to CSG NSW.
xiv. Details about the conversation with the issuer of cheque.
xv. Details about the message left on my home phone number on 14 June 2006.
xvi. Details about the name of the Postman that handed over the envelope addressed to 38 Randolph Street with my name on it.
All the details could be in the form of a full report prepared for the information of the CSG NSW by Mr. Steve Gabell and possibly checked and endorsed by the Manager of ADF as it was a matter that was identified as a fraudulent activity by ADF. Mr. Steve Gabell needed to do overtime for putting all of this together for handing over to CSG on the morning of 16 June 2006.
d. Field receipt (Property) with all the above documents listed that were handed over to the CSG NSW official on 16/6/2006 expected to be Mr. Don Kane, Investigator by either Mr. Steve Gabell or someone else at ADF. The copy of this field receipt must be on the records of ADF as the ADF handed over all these documents and information about the fraud and criminal activities to CSG NSW official. I was told in the presence of my two sons by Mr. Steve Gabell that someone from Security (NSW CSG) collected all the documents that morning. (16 June 2006).
e. Any documents showing some other person at ADF who witnessed the transfer/hand over of these documents to CSG NSW official.
Questions on Background:
40.
Are you ready to concede after reading the above details that the documents provided to me under FOI Act are not the ones involved in the criminal activities identified, explained and discussed with me and my two sons by Mr. Steve Gabell and Ms. Roslyn of Alexandria Delivery Facility (ADF)? If not, give reasons.
41.
Are you ready to accept that the dates of the Application to redirect Mail from my Name and 38 Randolph Street address released to me under FOI Act does not make any sense as the first contact made in the form of answering machine message on my home telephone number was after 19 days after the application was received by ADF?
42.
Are you ready to accept that the second paragraph under the heading Background is a fabrication? If not give reasons and provide all the documents to support what has been written in this second paragraph that are on the records of Australia Post.
43.
Can you please provide the name/s of the official/s of ADF who spoke with me on 14/6/06?
44.
What was the responsibility of the Investigator Mr. Don Kane in relation to the fraudulently obtained Indonesian passport on my name?
45.
What was the responsibility of the Investigator Mr. Don Kane in relation to the fraudulent mail redirection that was NOT lodged at Haymarket PostShop?
46.
What did Mr. Don Kane Investigator do with all the documents involved after they were handed over to him by Mr. Steve Gabell of ADF.
47.
What was the amount on the cheque that was involved?
48.
Who was the drawer of the cheque?
49.
How many people signed the cheque?
50.
How many people were contacted by CSG NSW and CSG Headquarters after the documents were taken into the possession of CSG NSW?
51.
Did CSG NSW forward the copies of all the documents involved in the fraud/crime to CSG Headquarters along with the report of Mr. Steve Gabell or any other person at ADF?
52.
Who is responsible for microfilming these documents?
53.
Is hiding, manipulating, altering, fabricating, destroying documents considered as a crime?
54.
Did Mr. Don Kane or any other CSG official who was handed over documents by official/s of ADF took them to the Strawberry Hills office and shown them to the State Manager CSG NSW? Who is responsible for the custody of the documents involved in the fraud/criminal activity?
55.
Is this fraud/crime as per the records of Australia Post and its CSG is been recorded as the crime that is solved or it is recorded as the unsolved crime/fraud?
56.
Will it be considered as a criminal misconduct if the CSG Officials have failed to report this matter to the relevant law enforcement authorities?
57.
Did any NSW police official/s direct or suggest to CSG NSW and/or CSG Headquarters to cover up this crime? If yes please provide details.
58
Did any AFP Official direct or suggest to CSG NSW and/or CSG Headquarters to cover up the Indonesian passport crime? If yes give details.
59.
Was it the responsibility of CSG Officials including the State Manager CSG NSW to report the fraudulent use of Indonesian passport on my name to Australian Federal Police (AFP) or only to NSW Police who in turn were responsible for reporting it to AFP?
60.
Was any CSG official responsible including the State Manager, CSG NSW to direct the Haymarket PostShop officials for keeping the PO Box K861 vacant for the extended period without making it available for renting? If yes provide the name/s of those CSG official/s who decided to keep the PO Box 861 vacant until 8 May 2008?
61.
Who at CSG NSW including the State Manager CSG NSW was responsible for handing over all the documents or the copies of the documents including the reports prepared by ADF officials that were involved in the fraudulent mail redirection from my name to a PO Box in Haymarket PostShop that were collected from ADF on16 June 2006 to NSW Police? If this was not done then who failed in their responsibility to report and provide documents to the NSW Police voluntarily as the CSG NSW had no powers, limited authority, no jurisdiction as per the Review to handle this matter themselves? If it was done then which NSW police station the matter was reported to by CSG NSW? What type of acknowledgement was obtained by CSG NSW from NSW Police such as the event number issued by NSW Police?
The Review has the following ASSESSMENT:
From the outset, the proper assessment of this matter was that no offence had been disclosed as being committed or attempted against Vasant Wagh of xx Randolph Street in relation to the submission of the subject redirection.
My Comment:
In my view, this shows a very poor level of sincerity and honesty of the CSG Officials to help and assist the victims of crimes. The investigator Don Kane told me that he was going to help me and that was his job on 16 June 2006 on the telephone when he called in relation to this matter. This did not happen.
If the proper assessment of this matter was as above then the conduct of the CSG NSW and CSG Headquarters officials raises serious questions about their involvement and role in investigating serious premeditated fraudulent and criminal activities such as this. Reporting this to the law enforcement authorities was their immediate priority and responsibility. The mail redirection referred in this review is not the one discussed with me and my sons by Ms. Roslyn and Mr. Steve Gabell of Alexandria DF, NSW.
Dear Supporters,
After allegedly sitting on the documented corruption and crimes cover ups for seven long years Mr. Fahour abruptly resigned by giving baseless reasons. No media is ready to hold him to account despite Australia Post is covering up the truth from June 2006. No one in the Parliament House is ready to represent and assist me despite getting paid to do their jobs with honesty, integrity and values. This includes successive MPs and Ministers responsible for Australia Post. It is no wonder that the people of our nation do not trust many politicians.
The declining standards of democracy in our country must be addressed and rectified.
It is very important for me to repeat here that Mr Fahour and his team hide the death of my contact person in this matter where the cause of the death was suicide. I was unaware of this unnatural death for many years. No new contact person was ever appointed. My response to the review conducted by Australia Post was never responded to and many Australia Post officials have since left their jobs after hiding the truth.
It will be impossible for the Coroners Court of Victoria, where the death of Mr Bob Croxford was reported, to investigate this death fully and properly without my input. On behalf of Mr. Fahour Mr. Bob Croxford was named as my contact person by Mr. Paul Burke who was the Corporate Secretary of Australia Post at the time. The time frame between the letter to me from Mr. Burke and this sad death is just 19 days. Mr Burke has now joined the same business- Latitude Financial Services where Mr. Fahour is the CEO.
It is very important to hold Mr. Fahour and his team to account for allegedly covering up the truth about the cover ups of my ID theft where Australia Post was used by the criminals. They also covered up this death. My subsequent letters with Mr Croxford’s name mentioned were never responded to. How much low these people can get is the question. In my view they all deserve to be investigated for allegedly covering up corruption and crimes from my family.
The protectors of Australia Post also deserve to be named and shamed. There are many names involved.
I thank all my 41361 strong supporters for their ongoing support. For all those new to this matter and petition are requested to see how this matter has remained unresolved for the past sixteen years by reading my petition to Ms Christine Holgate and many updates that followed. Ms. Holgate was the successor of Mr. Fahour to lead Australia Post. Her baseless reasons for her resignation with “immediate effect” do not hold any water is my view. She failed for the entire three years she was in the top job and then resigned despite standing her down was against the employment law as per her own statements.
Please keep supporting. Any reasonable questions will be answered but any discouragement and suggestion to stop fighting against the corruption and cover ups will be futile.
The Labor government that wants to establish a strong Federal ICAC must act on this unacceptable conduct of numerous Australia Post officials, where corruption is very well documented.
I will continue with the remaining questions in my next updates. It is important for everyone to note that Nobody is above the law. Running away from the jobs is not going to help any Australia Post official involved in these matters.
All the existing officials of Australia Post that are provided with my updates each and every time in the recent months will also be named for failing to respond as well.
We need corruption free Australia and with our small population, compared to many other countries in the world, this is possible if we all say no to corruption together.
Thanks again.