More than $580,000 has been seized by Australian authorities following an investigation into a visa fraud scheme involving a 61-year-old man from the New South Wales Central Coast.The case focused on abuses of Australia’s immigration system, including the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme. As Australia Today reports, investigators claimed the man had received large sums of money to help submit visa applications in which he provided false information to immigration officials.The financial investigation revealed that hundreds of thousands of dollars had been transferred through bank accounts linked to the individual. Some of the money was used to buy other properties, prompting the AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) to take action to control and seize the funds.Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of New South Wales ordered the forfeiture of $117,000 after the man admitted the money was the proceeds of crimes committed between July 2017 and May 2020. The offenses included providing false documents to officials exercising powers under the Migration Act in relation to applications from non-citizens wishing to reside in Australia.The latest court order brings the total amount seized by the Commonwealth to $583,146.44.The man was sentenced to four years in prison in December 2025 and must serve a minimum non-parole period of two and a half years. The seized funds will be used to support crime prevention programs, strengthen law enforcement capabilities, and fund community initiatives.The Criminal Assets Forfeiture Taskforce has seized more than $1.3 billion of criminal assets since July 2019, including property, luxury vehicles, artwork and yachts. The AFP said it would continue to target criminal proceeds to ensure criminals do not benefit financially from unlawful conduct.