Retired MP falsely claimed more than $170k in expenses

Ex-MP Russell Northe falsely claimed more than $170,000 in expenses to feed his gambling addiction. (Wayne Taylor/AAP PHOTOS)

A retired Victorian MP falsely claimed more than $170,000 in administrative expenses, using the money to instead feed his gambling addiction. 

Russell Northe, 57, was the independent member for Morwell in the state's east in 2020 when the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission began investigating his conduct.