Australian Taxation Office (ATO) whistleblower Richard Boyle has pleaded guilty to four charges, including taping private conversations without consent.
The former debt collection officer became an internal whistleblower in October 2017, when he grew concerned about operations in the tax office.
When he felt his complaints were ignored, he went public on Four Corners about the culture at the ATO, including allegations his area was instructed to use heavy-handed tactics on taxpayers who owed the tax office money.
Today he pleaded guilty to disclosing protected information, making a record of protected information, using a listening device to record private conversations and recording another person's tax file number.
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