Gela Newitt is jailed for ten months for defrauding the residents of the Mentone Gardens Supportive Care Home in Melbourne's south-east.
A Melbourne woman who defrauded residents at an aged care facility in Melbourne's south-east will spend 10 months in jail.Two years of the sentence were suspended so Newitt will spend 10 months in jail
The securities regulator, ASIC, pursued the case against Gela Newitt for using $600,000 worth of residents' deposit money for general business purposes.
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