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Revealed: How NGV executive allegedly stole 3602 iPhones

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 21, 2026 • 06:02 AM
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The gallery’s former head of IT is alleged to have misused a Telstra sponsorship account to steal and sell $8.4 million worth of devices.

Revealed: How NGV executive allegedly stole 3602 iPhones

The former head of IT at the National Gallery of Victoria allegedly used the gallery’s sponsorship account with Telstra to steal 3602 Apple iPhones over six years and sell them for more than $8.4 million.

Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission claims James Michael Hosking’s alleged scam begun in 2019 and escalated sharply between 2023 and 2025.

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