A school principal is one of two men accused of masterminding an elaborate scheme that stole up to $1.4 million from the NSW Department of Education.
Rabieh Gharibeh, 37, and his brother-in-law Ahmed Charchouh, 38, were arrested during dramatic raids in western Sydney on Wednesday morning.
Police will allege that Gharibeh, the principal of Sir Joseph Banks High School, and Charcoah, who works in construction, mismanaged funds meant for maintenance and construction works using false invoices between 2022 and 2024.
The couple is accused of stealing $1.4 million from the Department of Education through 86 separate invoices at two separate schools.
Gharibeh was headteacher at Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School in Guildford until the end of 2022 before transferring to Sir Joseph Banks High School in Revesby the following year.
More to come.