现年39岁的达尔文政府公务员Genevine Ifunanya Ebelebe因涉嫌利用其在北领地儿童和家庭部门的职位进行欺诈而遭起诉[1]。据指控，她将弱势群体转介给自己共同拥有的国家残疾保险计划（NDIS）企业，造成对该计划的巨额欺诈[1]。
该公司声称超过2800万澳元的国家残疾保险局资金，其中约1800万澳元被认定为可疑[1]。Ebelebe被控五项罪名，包括一项腐败罪、一项非法获取NDIS信息罪和一项非法获得国家残疾保险局利益罪[1]。她与47岁的Kingsley Ebelebe共同拥有该企业，Kingsley Ebelebe已于2月被控欺诈NDIS 500万澳元[1]。
Ebelebe将在达尔文地方法院出庭[1]。北领地儿童和家庭部门首席执行官Brent Warren表示已全力配合调查，该前员工已辞职[1]。
A 39-year-old government employee in Darwin has been charged with defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by leveraging her position in the Northern Territory Department of Children and Families to refer vulnerable individuals to an NDIS business she co-owned [1]. Genevine Ifunanya Ebelebe allegedly directed beneficiaries to the company, which claimed over AUD $28 million in NDIA funding, with approximately AUD $18 million flagged as suspicious [1]. She faces five criminal charges, including one count of corruption, one count of unlawfully obtaining NDIS information, and one count of unlawfully obtaining NDIA benefits [1].
Ebelebe co-owns the enterprise with 47-year-old Kingsley Ebelebe, who was separately charged in February with defrauding the NDIS of AUD $5 million [1]. She is scheduled to appear before the Darwin Local Court [1]. Brent Warren, Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Territory Department of Children and Families, stated that the department has provided full cooperation with the investigation and confirmed that the former employee has resigned [1].