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December 13th, 2011 
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The man accused of fleecing millions of dollars from Queensland Health has faced court charged with fraud.
Joel Morehu-Barlow is taken to the brisbane Watchhouse, flanked by police officers, after his arrest over an alleged scam that fleeced Qld Health of $16 million. Picture: Jono Searle
Source: The Courier-Mail
THE $16 million Queensland Health swindle may have been so easy to detect that it was detailed in the department’s own annual reports.
It was revealed yesterday that an entity owned by the health employee accused of orchestrating the scam received $4 million in grants.
But rather than hidden in the bowels of the department, every cent received over the past three years appears to have been printed in “funded organisations” sections of the glossy reports.
The revelation raises fresh doubts about the effort put into an internal investigation last year about near-identical allegations.
It will also increase pressure on the Bligh Government to sack senior health officials who were left clueless about millions of dollars going missing.
Police yesterday charged 36-year-old Brisbane social scene identity Joel Morehu-Barlow with one count of defrauding Queensland Health of $11 million.
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It has been alleged Morehu-Barlow scammed $16 million over about three years in his role within the department handing out grants to the non-government sector.
The case has captivated the state with details of the health system middle manager’s opulent lifestyle emerging, from a $130,000 birthday bash to him passing himself off as a Tahitian prince.
But while Premier Anna Bligh has described the scam as sophisticated, it may have been as simple as setting up an entity with a believable business name.
Business searches show Morehu-Barlow set up a sole trading entity named “Healthy Initiatives and Choices” in September 2008.
The business does not appear to have an address, telephone number or even a website.
However, Queensland Health’s last three annual reports show it was getting growing amounts of public cash.
It received $180,000 in 2008/09, $1.37 million in 2009/10 and $2.56 million in 2010/11.
Other organisations receiving donations include the Inala PCYC, Kidsafe Queensland and Beyond Blue.
Queensland Health refused to confirm or deny the grants to Healthy Initiatives and Choices were related to the $16 million swindle.
“As this is a police matter, we cannot comment,” a spokesman said.
Deputy Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls said that, while he was unaware if the grants to Healthy Initiatives and Choices were related to the fraud investigation, it was incumbent on the Government to explain the payments.
“We are asking legitimate public administration questions about payments published in annual reports,” he said.
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