John Friedrich (possibly also known as Friedrich Hohenberger) was Managing Director of the National Safety Council of Australia during the 1980s.
On April 6, 1989, John Friedrich was arrested after borrowing vast sums of money from Australian banks. He was later described as Australia's greatest conman when it was exposed he had faked career qualifications and was living in Australia under a false passport. On July 23, 1991 he appeared in court to face 91 fraud related charges involving over AUD$293 million.
On July 27, 1991, he was found dead on his farm near Sale, Victoria with a single gunshot wound to his head. His death was ruled a suicide.
External links
National Safety Council of Australia website
References
Friedrich, John; with Richard Flanagan (1991). Codename Iago: The Story of John Friedrich. Port Melbourne, Vic.: W. Heinemann Australia. ISBN 0-85561-452-8.
Thomas, Martin (1991). The Fraud: Behind the Mystery of John Friedrich, Australia's Greatest Conman. Melbourne: Pagemasters. ISBN 1-875575-01-4.
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Categories: Australian criminals | Businesspeople who committed suicide | Criminals who committed suicide | Deaths by firearm in Australia | Fraudsters | German criminals | People from Victoria | Suicides by firearm | 1991 deaths
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