{
  "id": 9529236,
  "title": "National Gallery of Victoria employee allegedly stole $8m to buy phones he later sold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/national-gallery-of-victoria-employee-allegedly-stole-8m-to-buy-9529236",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:38:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/sep/24/national-gallery-of-victoria-employee-allegedly-stole-8m-phone-scam-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Victoria’s anti-corruption body charges the ex-staffer with seven counts of theft and one count of misconduct in public office Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A former senior National Gallery of Victoria employee is alleged to have funnelled $8m from the gallery over six years. He allegedly bought $8m worth of…",
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        "title": "National Gallery of Victoria employee allegedly stole $8m to buy phones he later sold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/national-gallery-of-victoria-employee-allegedly-stole-8m-to-buy",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:38:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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