前Geelong足球俱乐部赞助商Sy Giang Nguyen被维多利亚警方控以309项欺诈罪名[1]。这些指控涉及针对残障服务提供商genU长达五年的欺诈行为，涉案金额超过1000万美元[1]。警方调查始于2023年2月[1]。现年59岁的Nguyen曾从事IT管理工作，并曾是该俱乐部的慈善家，他将于8月25日在Geelong地方法院出庭应诉[1]。
Nguyen在2022年被genU解雇[1]。genU首席执行官Chelsea Tobin博士对此表示失望，称"某人针对一个为社区脆弱成员提供支持的非营利组织进行指控是令人深感失望的"[1]。此外，Nguyen曾因在2015年饮用一杯价值12,500美元的名为"The Winston"的鸡尾酒而创造吉尼斯世界纪录[1]。
Sy Giang Nguyen, a former sponsor of the Geelong Football Club, has been charged by Victoria Police with 309 fraud offences relating to an alleged scheme targeting genU, a disability services provider in the region, over a five-year period [1]. The alleged fraudulent conduct involves more than $10 million [1]. Nguyen, a 59-year-old former IT manager who previously served as a club philanthropist, was subject to a police investigation that commenced in February 2023 [1].
In 2015, Nguyen set a Guinness World Record by consuming a cocktail priced at $12,500 known as "The Winston" [1]. He was terminated from his position at genU in 2022 [1]. Nguyen is scheduled to appear before Geelong Magistrates' Court on August 25 [1].
Dr. Chelsea Tobin, Chief Executive Officer of genU, expressed disappointment at the charges, stating: "It is deeply disappointing that allegations have been made against someone in relation to a not-for-profit organisation that provides support to vulnerable members of our community" [1].