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Miklos Bolza

Former MP convicted for defrauding coronavirus grants

Former federal MP Craig Thomson has been ordered to repay government grants worth $25,000. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Former federal politician and unionist Craig Thomson has been spared jail after fraudulently taking $25,000 in grants from the government.

The disgraced ex-MP pleaded guilty to two counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception and was sentenced on Monday.

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