A joint investigation between the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has thwarted serious criminal behaviour by four Chinese nationals within two states.  
 This week, a 55-year-old Chinese national received a criminal conviction and fine for her money laundering activity, tax evasion, and foreign worker exploitation within the construction industry. 
She was one of four Chinese nationals to be indicted as part of an ABF-led investigation dubbed Operation Underpitch. 
Since arriving in Australia, these criminals have jointly withdrawn more than $137 million (US$92.8 million), delivering under-the-table cash payments to foreign workers who are apparently being exploited in the New South Wales (NSW) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) construction industries. …