A senior Queensland Health executive is wanted over missing $16m, says state premier Anna Bligh.
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"If the allegations are true this man has defrauded all of Queensland and he will face the full force of the law.
"I am furious that something like this could happen. I am furious at the individual and, if there have been structural failings that allowed this to happen, I will tear those structures down."
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Bligh said it could be the most serious case of fraud ever in Queensland's public administration, with the government tipped off late Thursday after a departmental officer noticed a discrepancy in payments.
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"We will leave no stone unturned in order to recover every cent we can for the Queensland taxpayer," added the premier.
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