Geotechnical firm uncovers 'deliberate and sophisticated' fraud'

UK-based geotechnical specialist contractor Keller Group, which completed one world’s largest foundation contracts at Chevron’s A$29 billion Wheatstone LNG project in Western Australia a decade ago, has sacked two employees from its Australian business unit claiming it had uncovered a “deliberate and sophisticated financial reporting fraud”.

Geotechnical firm uncovers 'deliberate and sophisticated' fraud' Geotechnical firm uncovers 'deliberate and sophisticated' fraud' Geotechnical firm uncovers 'deliberate and sophisticated' fraud' Geotechnical firm uncovers 'deliberate and sophisticated' fraud' Geotechnical firm uncovers 'deliberate and sophisticated' fraud'

 

It alleges the two unidentified staffers deliberately overstated the financial performance of its Austral marine, civil and mining business unit between early 2019 and late 2022 impacting an