A 36-year-old Sydney man, Jaideep Singh, has been charged with 13 offences over an alleged $1.89 million fraud involving Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Authorities have also restrained 38 residential properties and 16 vehicles, with the combined value of the assets reported to exceed $40 million.
According to reports, Singh was arrested on 8 October 2026 and appeared before Penrith Local Court on 9 October. He was remanded in custody after being refused bail. The allegations follow a multi-agency investigation into suspected misuse of funding intended to support Australians living with disability.
Police allege Singh was the director of a registered NDIS provider and submitted invoices for services that were never delivered between March 2020 and January 2024. The allegedly fraudulent invoices totalled approximately $1.89 million.
The charges include 12 counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial gain from a Commonwealth entity and one count of intentionally dealing with proceeds of crime valued at $1 million or more. The offences carry maximum penalties of 10 years’ imprisonment and 25 years’ imprisonment, respectively.
Authorities Restrain Properties and Luxury Vehicles
The criminal charges follow an operation conducted in April 2025 involving the NSW Police Force, the NSW Crime Commission and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), which administers the NDIS.
Search warrants were executed at several Sydney locations as part of the investigation. The NSW Crime Commission subsequently commenced civil proceedings seeking to restrain assets allegedly connected to the matter.
The restrained assets reportedly include 38 residential properties across New South Wales, including properties in Dubbo, Orange and Tamworth, as well as 16 vehicles. Their combined value has been reported at more than $40 million.
Among the vehicles identified in reports were a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon valued at approximately $230,000 and a Range Rover valued at around $154,000.
The civil asset proceedings remain before the NSW Supreme Court. Authorities have stressed that asset restraint proceedings are separate from the criminal case and do not establish that a person is guilty of an offence.
Earlier NDIS Ban and Multi-Agency Investigation
In May 2025, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission issued a banning order against Singh, along with a permanent banning order against the associated registered NDIS provider. The orders prohibit Singh and the business from undertaking the specified activities relating to NDIS-funded services.
The investigation reportedly began after the NDIA identified suspicious financial transactions in June 2024. The inquiry received support from the Australian Government’s Fraud Fusion Taskforce, which brings together agencies to investigate suspected fraud involving the disability support scheme.
Authorities have emphasised that fraudulent claims can divert public funding away from people who rely on disability services. Investigators have also highlighted the importance of cooperation between state and federal agencies in identifying suspicious transactions, pursuing alleged offenders and tracing assets suspected of being connected to crime.
The case is part of broader efforts to strengthen oversight of NDIS funding and address suspected financial misconduct within the scheme.
Singh has been charged but has not been convicted of the alleged offences. The criminal proceedings and related civil asset matters remain subject to the legal process.
