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The fake prince, Joel Morehu-Barlow, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug possession and defrauding the state government charges. The fake Tahitian prince used to work for Queensland Health. He will serve 12 years in prison for fraud charges and another two years for possession of drugs and drug utensils.
The court learnt the offending soared until his final theft in late 2011, when he approved an $11 million payment to himself by piggybacking on an existing funding agreement between the government and James Cook University for the provision of dental services in Cairns and Townsville. He was arrested just one month later, after trying to take his own life, and has remained in protective custody.
The court was told about $12 million of the stolen funds had been recovered, with some of the goods attracting huge public interest when they recently went to auction. Morehu-Barlow pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and drug possession. The court heard Barlow was promoted in Queensland Health based on qualifications from a fake law degree. Barlow will be eligible for parole in December 2016.
After swindling around $16 million out of the Queensland Health, Morehu-Barlow also known as Hohepa Hikairo Morehu-Barlow, justified his sumptuous lifestyle by claiming that he was a Tahitian prince who decided to work in middle management for the state government.
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