John Friedrich (fraudster)

John Friedrich
John Friedrich c. 1988
Born
Johann Friedrich Hohenberger

(1950-09-07)7 September 1950
Died27 July 1991(1991-07-27) (aged 40)
Sale, Victoria, Australia
Cause of deathSuicide
Occupation(s)Engineer and executive director of the National Safety Council of Australia
Criminal chargeFraud 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".