Former Channel 7 executive reportedly arrested over $8 million fraud

* John Fitzgerald has been arrested over an alleged fraud to the tune of $8 million against his former employer Seven West Media, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported. * Fitzgerald worked for the company for over 15 years and held senior roles in finance and TV programming. * NSW Police has confirmed an arrest has been made in relation to an "investigation into a multi-million-dollar fraud against a media network" but has not released the identity of the accused or the company. * * *Former Seven West Media executive John Fitzgerald has been arrested in relation to an alleged $8 million fraud against his former employer, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.Fitzgerald conducted the alleged fraud when he was a senior executive at the media network by creating and approving fake invoices to companies he owned or controlled, according to the report.NSW Police has confirmed an arrest has been made in relation to an "investigation into a multi-million-dollar fraud against a media network" but has not released the identity of the accused or the company."In March 2017, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Financial Crimes Squad established Strike Force Hamment to investigate the misappropriation of funds totalling more than $8 million by a former employee of the network," said a statement from the police. "Following extensive investigations, Strike Force Hamment detectives arrested a 57-year-old man at a home at Breakfast Point just before 8am today (Wednesday 24 July 2019)."He has been taken to Burwood Police Station, where he will be charged."This story is developing.

• John Fitzgerald has been arrested over an alleged fraud to the tune of $8 million against his former employer Seven West Media, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.

• Fitzgerald worked for the company for over 15 years and held senior roles in finance and TV programming.

• NSW Police has confirmed an arrest has been made in relation to an "investigation into a multi-million-dollar fraud against a media network" but has not released the identity of the accused or the company.

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Former Seven West Media executive John Fitzgerald has been arrested in relation to an alleged $8 million fraud against his former employer, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.

Fitzgerald conducted the alleged fraud when he was a senior executive at the media network by creating and approving fake invoices to companies he owned or controlled, according to the report.

NSW Police has confirmed an arrest has been made in relation to an "investigation into a multi-million-dollar fraud against a media network" but has not released the identity of the accused or the company.

"In March 2017, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Financial Crimes Squad established Strike Force Hamment to investigate the misappropriation of funds totalling more than $8 million by a former employee of the network," said a statement from the police.

"Following extensive investigations, Strike Force Hamment detectives arrested a 57-year-old man at a home at Breakfast Point just before 8am today (Wednesday 24 July 2019).

"He has been taken to Burwood Police Station, where he will be charged."

This story is developing.