Exclusive: 'Heartless' scammer exploits Direction 99 to stay in Australia

A special Sky News investigation could reveal Immigration Minister Andrew Giles stepped in to re-arrest a former ringleader in a cruel 'cold-calling' scam that defrauded Australians of millions of dollars .

Irish leader Stephen Keating used Ministerial Order 99 to have his visa reinstated last year.

He has been in the community for 15 months – but as Sky News has learned, two weeks ago he was quietly locked up again.

Sky News investigative journalist Jonathan Lea discusses the 'heartless' crook and how he was allowed to be in the community for over a year.

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