The Health Services Union expenses affair was an Australian political scandal that concerned criminal activities associated Collaboration with the financial affairs of the Health Services Union of Australia ( HSU ) , between 2006 and 2007 ; and the Health Services Union `` east branch '' ( HSUeast ) between 2006 and 2011 .

Following regulatory and administrative investigations Criminal_investigation , criminal trials and a subsequent appeal , on 15 December 2014 Craig Thomson , a former national secretary of the HSU and a former Labor politician , was found guilty in the Victorian County Court of thirteen charges of theft , and later convicted Legality and fined Judgment_communication 25,000 .

In October 2013 , Michael Williamson , a former national president of the HSU , a former general secretary of HSUeast , and a former union and Labor right-wing factional power broker , pleaded Request guilty to two charges of fraud totaling nearly 1 million from HSUeast , one charge of fabricating invoices and another charge of recruiting others to hinder a police investigation .