Australian police confirm email forgery in PM smear

Australian police say an email that challenged Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s honesty and prompted calls for his resignation appears to be a forgery.

Australian police confirm email forgery in PM smear

Australian police say an email that challenged Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s honesty and prompted calls for his resignation appears to be a forgery.

A fraud investigation began over the weekend when newspapers published an email that purported to be from a Rudd adviser to Treasury official Godwin Grech on behalf of the Prime Minister’s friend, car dealer John Grant.

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