342:, set aside his claimed pay rates back to 2003 resulting in the union reducing defined benefits superannuation liabilities to Williamson by approximately $ 1.1 million; eliminated in excess of $ 600,000 worth of claimed leave entitlements; and received a public letter of apology to members of the Health Services Union, that the union published:
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and defrauding HSUeast, creating false documents with the intention to deceive and the recruiting of others to hinder a police investigation. All other charges were dropped. No charges were laid against
Williamson's wife or family members. On 3 March 2014, legal counsel for Williamson declined to seek a
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On 4 October 2012, Williamson was charged with more than 50 offences relating to fraud and obstruction of justice, and was suspended as director of United Edge. Appearing before the Sydney
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from a major supplier to the union. This was the first occasion that
Williamson was implicated in any matter. The media report detailed that Williamson was a director of a computer company, United Edge, that provided information technology services to the HSUeast branch, without going to competitive
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Following the public airing of allegations, Williamson's position as national president of the HSU became untenable, and he was suspended as president in
October 2011. In April 2012 he resigned as President from Unions NSW after being asked to explain to its executive why he should not be removed.
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Williamson rose to prominence as an official of the HSU, representing the interests of low-paid workers in the health sector in New South Wales and then
Australia. Williamson was general secretary of HSU NSW branch, later to become HSUeast, serving in this role between 1997 until June 2012. He was
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I wish to place on record my sincere apology to all of you. You placed your trust in me when I was the
General Secretary and I abused that trust. I apologise unreservedly to all of you for my actions which were not in keeping with the position I formerly held. I have agreed to assist the Union in
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officers raided the union's Sydney office on 2 May 2012, seizing documents and computers as part of the "Strike Force
Carnarvon" investigation into secret commissions allegedly received by Williamson and Thomson. Williamson was intercepted in a basement attempting to remove a bag of documents.
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October 2011. During his term as national president he controversially merged the NSW and two Victorian branches of the union to create HSUeast. He was elected as the national president of the
191:. An earlier independent report commissioned by the union detailed that companies associated with Williamson and his family had allegedly fraudulently received more than $ 5 million from the union in period from 2006 to 2011. In the
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Williamson was imprisoned. He was sentenced in the District Court of New South Wales on 28 March 2014 to seven–and–a–half years of imprisonment; with a non–parole period of five years, ending in March 2019.
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The charges laid by Police will shortly be before the Local Court and at that time I intend to enter a plea of Guilty to a number of charges. The matter will now be remitted to the District Court for sentencing.
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As you would be aware from media commentary I was charged by the NSW Police over a number of matters relating to the Financial Operations of the Union when I was General Secretary.
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Please do not desert the Union over this issue as the Union did nothing wrong. It was me that did the wrong thing and I accept responsibility for my wrongdoing.
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tender. This decision was made while Williamson was general secretary of HSUeast.
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recovery actions against others, and will honour that agreement.
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426:"Michael Williamson to be sentenced in March over HSU fraud"
459:"Michael Williamson jailed for Health Services Union fraud"
395:"Former HSU boss Michael Williamson pleads guilty to fraud"
769:"Health Services report reveals where union millions went"
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Address by National President to annual conference dinner
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322:In addition to criminal charges, HSUeast filed
16:For other people named Michael Williamson, see
1094:"Former union boss Michael Williamson charged"
1007:"Michael Williamson quits Unions NSW position"
305:technology services to the union. Meanwhile,
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160:(born 26 June 1953) is an Australian former
1165:"Letter of apology from Michael Williamson"
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224:. Williamson was also a vice president of
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1279:Trade union officials convicted of crimes
1163:Williamson, Michael (25 September 2013).
267:on 9 September 2011. It was alleged that
673:"HSU boss quits as Unions NSW president"
952:"Foul stench from snouts in HSU trough"
789:"HSU executives want president's scalp"
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334:. The terms of the settlement included
1035:"'Game over' for Williamson, says HSU"
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979:"Health union boss losing his empire"
847:; Robertson, Dennis (26 April 2012).
257:Health Services Union expenses affair
251:Health Services Union expenses affair
72:Health Services Union expenses affair
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1113:Clennell, Andrew (17 October 2013).
555:McClymont, Kate (9 September 2011).
882:; Robertson, Dennis (3 July 2012).
642:"Union corruption rips off workers"
640:Rainford, John (27 November 2013).
424:McClymont, Kate (25 October 2013).
393:McClymont, Kate (15 October 2013).
18:Michael Williamson (disambiguation)
1284:Australian prisoners and detainees
1092:McClymont, Kate (4 October 2012).
583:Williamson, Michael (6 May 2003).
230:Australian Council of Trade Unions
166:Health Services Union of Australia
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1269:21st-century Australian criminals
891:Public Service Association of NSW
557:"Thomson: new credit card claims"
488:Norington, Brad (28 March 2014).
457:McClymont, Kate (28 March 2014).
193:District Court of New South Wales
742:"Super fund can't sack HSU boss"
671:Cooper, Hayden (13 April 2012).
523:Wells, Jamelle (28 March 2014).
1192:Nicholls, Sean (4 April 2014).
747:The Australian Financial Review
740:Patten, Sally (11 April 2012).
612:Crook, Andrew (7 April 2010).
195:in March 2014, Williamson was
120:7½ years' custody, with a non–
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920:"ACTU Responds to HSU Report"
816:Higgins, Ean (21 June 2012).
490:"Williamson jailed for fraud"
199:to seven–and–a–half years of
172:. In October 2013 Williamson
1065:"Police extend probe on HSU"
1041:. 2 May 2012. Archived from
288:to run the union's affairs.
158:Michael Alexander Williamson
39:Michael Alexander Williamson
164:official implicated in the
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718:. Australia. 13 April 2012
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1229:. Australia. 4 April 2014
1199:The Sydney Morning Herald
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1120:The Daily Telegraph
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273:secret commissions
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