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Wedding photographer in camera scam

NSW police have arrested a wedding photographer who allegedly fleeced camera hire companies out of more than $150,000.

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A wedding photographer has allegedly swindled NSW camera equipment hire companies out of $170,000. (AAP)

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A wedding photographer has allegedly swindled several NSW camera equipment hire companies out of more than $170,000 by pawning their expensive gear.

The 47-year-old man was arrested at a Blacktown pawn shop in western Sydney on Saturday night.

NSW police say he carried out the scam nine times between July 2013 until May this year, making more than $176,000 from the sale of high-end photographic equipment he had hired.

He will appear in the Parramatta Bail Court on Sunday charged with nine counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage.


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