The money was allegedly layered through a series of complex, high-volume transactions, sent offshore and then returned to Australia disguised as legitimate business payments.
The move mirrors a similar declaration issued in Texas last month, when Governor Greg Abbott designated CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organisations.
Failed asylum seekers who remain in Australia have passed 100,000 for the first time, reaching 101,976 as of 31 October, with a further 26,298 claims awaiting decisions.
Born in Indiana, he moved with his family to Lucknow (India) at age 12, where he studied Hindi and Sanskrit before returning to the United States to attend Stanford University.
Justice Crowley said Singh’s attempts to conceal the crime — including burying Cordingley and fleeing to India the next day — worsened the moral gravity of his actions.
“It was a difficult situation for me, as a man with two kids — one nine-year-old and another six-year-old — telling me if I don’t give letters, he may kill himself,”
“I want to acknowledge the courage of victim-survivors who continue to speak out. Child sexual abuse is abhorrent, and I unequivocally condemn it,” he said.