'Spoilt rotten by my wonderful client!' Miss World Australia Erin Holland 'used to lure customers to the company at the centre of $165 MILLION tax fraud syndicate'
- Erin Holland was paraded at Plutus promotional parties and featured on adverts
- Company executives investigated for role in $165 million tax fraud syndicate
- Among those linked to alleged conspiracy is senior tax official Michael Cranston
- His 30-year-old son, Adam, and 24-year-old daughter, Lauren allegedly involved
- There is no suggestion Ms Holland had any knowledge of, or involvement in, the alleged misconduct
A former Miss World Australia winner was used to lure clients to the payroll company embroiled in an unprecedented scam to defraud the Australian Tax Office.
Plutus Payroll Australia is at the centre of a complex web of alleged deception which has sparked the biggest tax fraud investigation in Australian history.
Erin Holland, who took out the 2013 beauty pageant, was paraded at Plutus promotional parties and featured heavily in its social media advertisements.
'Continuing to be spoilt rotten by my wonderful client Plutus Payroll Australia!' Ms Holland wrote on her Facebook page, according to The Australian.
Former Miss World Australia winner Erin Holland was used to lure clients to the payroll company embroiled in an unprecedented scam to defraud the Australian Tax Office
Erin Holland (pictured) took out the 2013 beauty pageant Miss World Australia
Holland posted about hosting and performing at a Plutus Payroll event in Sydney, uploading a photo standing next to the company's former director Simon Anquetil (left)
On an online forum, a man claiming to be James Kitson, one of Plutus' senior executives, promoted a 2015 event while spruiking the company's 'zero-fee' policy.
'For anyone in Sydney... we'll be hosting an event likely at the Hilton in Sydney CBD - and yes Miss World will be there again,' the post read, according to the paper.
Former Plutus director Simon Anquetil offered guests at the same function the chance to 'join me for a selfie' with the 'stunning' Ms Holland, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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Holland also posted about a Plutus Payroll event in Sydney on her personal social media account in 2015, saying she had a 'great time hosting and performing'.
Mr Anquetil is not alleged to be involved in the $165 million taxation fraud syndicate, and has not been charged by police.
There is no suggestion that Ms Holland or Mr Anquetil had any involvement in, or knowledge, of the alleged misconduct. '
'Erin Holland was engaged by Plutus Payroll to perform and host events curated by Plutus Payroll,' Ms Holland's agent told Daily Mail Australia in a statement.
'At no time did Erin Holland have any involvement in, or knowledge of, alleged misconduct or alleged criminal activity by any person associated with Plutus Payroll or its related businesses.'
Ms Holland was paraded at Plutus promotional parties and featured heavily in its social media advertisements
Former Plutus director Simon Anquetil (pictured) offered guests the chance to 'join me for a selfie' with the 'stunning' Ms Holland
Model Erin Holland (second from right) is pictured in a photo with Simon Anquetil (centre) and Jay Onley (Right). Mr Conley has been charged in relation to the alleged tax fraud
Police allege the elaborate syndicate ran the legitimate payroll company and accepted money from clients to process payroll on their behalf.
Money was transferred to subcontracted or second-tier companies which made the payroll payments. That was legal but police allege what happened next was not.
The subcontracted companies were fronts controlled by the syndicate and failed to pass on complete PAYG contributions to the tax office.
The allegedly stolen money was transferred to the conspirators through a series of companies and trusts and used to fund lavish lifestyles.
Seized items are displayed at a press conference at the Australian Federal Police headquarters on Thursday
Among those linked to the alleged criminal conspiracy is senior tax official Michael Cranston
Among those linked to the alleged criminal conspiracy is senior tax official Michael Cranston his 30-year-old son, Adam, and 24-year-old daughter, Lauren.
Mr Cranston, 58, was issued a court attendance notice for allegedly publicly abusing his position as a senior official of the Commonwealth, after an eight-month investigation by the Australian Federal Police.
Mr Cranston allegedly tried to cut a deal with high-ranking colleagues after learning his son was among nine people under investigation for a $165 million taxation fraud syndicate.
He faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of the fraud offences he is facing, and dodged media after he was released from Surry Hills Police Station on Thursday.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Holland for comment.
Adam Cranston (centre) leaves the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills in Sydney on Thursday
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