The head of CFMEU Victoria’s massive training organisation has been charged by a police taskforce investigating allegations of crime and corruption in the building industry.

On Friday, Taskforce Hawk arrested Steven Deer, the manager of the union’s education and training unit at Port of Melbourne, over allegations he stole thousands of dollars from the unit.

CFMEU head of training Steven Deer.

It charged him with 21 offences involving allegedly fraudulent invoices dating as far back as June 2024 and continuing until May under the CFMEU administration that was installed last year.

In the last three months, detectives from Hawk have also charged organised crime-linked figures with a series of arson attacks on building firm bosses and an extortion attempt on a major construction firm. D

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