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 .

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 .

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 .

An earlier independent report commissioned Imposing_obligation by the union detailed Telling that companies associated Collaboration with Williamson and his family had allegedly fraudulently received Receiving more than $ 5 million from HSUeast in the period from 2006 to 2011 .