Former WA Labor MP Barry Urban has been arrested and charged with a dozen forgery, false evidence and attempted fraud offences following his resignation from Parliament.
Mr Urban resigned as the member for Darling Range earlier this year, after a powerful committee recommended he be expelled for repeatedly lying about his past.
The committee found the former WA police officer lied to the public and Parliament about his police service and education history.
His resignation triggered a by-election for the seat of Darling Range, in Perth's east, which saw the seat claimed by Liberal Party candidate Alyssa Hayden.
The Major Fraud Squad has charged Mr Urban with forgery and attempted fraud over applications he made to WA Police.
He is also charged with five counts of giving false evidence to a parliamentary committee.
He was arrested and charged today and is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on the October 16.
Mr Urban's former Labor Party colleague, Commerce Minister Bill Johnston, said he looked forward to the court process coming to a conclusion.
"He needs to be held to account for his behaviour," Mr Johnston said.
A rare expulsion from Parliament
Mr Urban quit the Labor Party at the end of 2017 after admitting a medal he claimed he was awarded for overseas police service was actually bought online.
While he remained in Parliament as an independent, a series of claims Mr Urban had made about his background were thrust into the spotlight and found to be false.
WA Premier Mark McGowan referred the matters to Parliament's Procedure and Privileges Committee.
In May, the committee handed down its report, making the rare recommendation to expel Mr Urban from the WA Parliament.
It found Mr Urban lied to the public and Parliament for years about his police service and his education history.
Among his background details rejected by the committee was Mr Urban's claim he served as a war crimes investigator in the Balkans.
Mr Urban quit on the day the committee handed down its report, before he could be expelled.
"This is a situation that I regret and this will haunt me for the rest of my life," he said at the time.
"I am not a perfect person. I have made mistakes and I am sorry for that."
The next day it was revealed WA Police had launched a criminal investigation.
