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Tuesday January 30, 08:36 PM
Islamic colleges raided over funding grants
Major Fraud Squad detectives have raided three Perth schools and an administration centre run by the Australian Islamic College.
The raids were part of an investigation into allegations that student numbers have been falsified to claim thousands of dollars in Federal Government grants.
At 9am, the Australian Islamic College campuses in Kewdale, Dianella and Thornlie were simultaneously raided by officers from the Major Fraud Squad.
At the same time, detectives swooped on the college's administration centre in Booragoon.
They were accompanied by investigators from the Federal Department of Education, Science and Training.
At the organization’s Booragoon headquarters, major fraud squad detectives said they would spend up to 12 hours sorting out documents and computer files.
At this stage, no-one has been charged.
Police said the search warrants and raids were sparked by allegations that student numbers at the college campuses were being falsified in order to obtain more money in Federal Government grants.
A police statement read: that for each student's education, the Government contributes about $2000 in funding, similar to the arrangement with state-run schools.
During all of today's raids, teams of police used several trucks to cart away seized computers and filing cabinets from the campuses, which offer kindergarten places and a curriculum for students up to year 12.