A Queensland Department of Education contractor has been charged with fraud after a joint investigation by the state government body and the Crime and Corruption Commission.
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The 33-year-old man, who lives in the Adelaide suburb of Magill, was charged on Monday and accused of fraud in relation to two separate department contracts worth $33,000 and $77,000.
![A Department of Education contractor and employee have now been charged in relation to the $110,000 fraud. Photo: Craig Abraham A Department of Education contractor and employee have now been charged in relation to the $110,000 fraud. Photo: Craig Abraham](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/02eaa2a2-0408-4cc5-ac66-eba68fa8e142/r0_0_2000_1374_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
He is set to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on April 9 and is the second person to be charged as part of the probe.
On Friday, a Queensland Department of Education employee was charged with the same offences related to frauds worth the same amount of money.
The 46-year-old Gordon Park man is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on April 4.
The investigation is ongoing.
Correction: This article previously stated the latest charges were laid against another Queensland Department of Education employee, this has since been corrected to a contractor.