Three people who came to Australia under disgraced former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire’s cash for visas scheme have become citizens, immigration officials have revealed, and another six of them are still in the county.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating whether the former NSW politician misused his time in office to his own financial benefit, including through the cash for visas scheme, which has been linked to the business he silently directed, G8wayinternational Pty Ltd.
Daryl Maguire is being investigated by the ICAC over a cash for visas scheme, which has led to three people becoming Australian citizens.Credit:James Brickwood
On Friday the ICAC announced the notifications of its potential findings will be delayed, while in Canberra Home Affairs deputy secretary Andrew Kefford told a Senate estimates hearing that nine of the 14 people named during ICAC proceedings were still onshore, having obtained visas through the scheme.
Three had since become citizens, he told a Senate estimates hearing, and he undertook to find out whether any were permanent residents.
