John Friedrich | |
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Born | Johann Friedrich Hohenberger 7 September 1950 |
Died | 27 July 1991 Sale, Victoria, Australia | (aged 40)
Cause of death | Suicide |
Occupation(s) | Engineer and executive director of the National Safety Council of Australia |
Criminal charge | Fraud involving over AUD$297 million |
Johann Friedrich Hohenberger OAM (7 September 1950 – 27 July 1991), also known as John Friedrich, was executive director of the National Safety Council of Australia (Victorian Division) during the 1980s. He was the subject of Victoria's biggest fraud case and known as "Australia's greatest conman".