A former employee of a Darwin construction business pleads guilty to two counts of obtaining benefit by deception after it is discovered she paid for a holiday with a company credit card.
A former employee of a Darwin construction company has pleaded guilty to defrauding her employer, Jakes Steel and Welding, of nearly $90,000.Kristy Gall unlawfully obtained a total of $88,273 from her former employer over four yearsHer employment was terminated in November 2018
The first charge relates to Gall spending a total of $86,327 on a company credit card between January 20, 2014, and October 17, 2018, to pay bills and invoices. "It was identified that between 21 January 2014 and 17 October 2018, the accused unlawfully caused 201 transactions on the business credit card account and bank account, totalling $86,327 and two cents," Mr Singh said.Mr Singh said in total, Gall unlawfully obtained $88,273.02.
Gall's lawyer, Jon Tippet QC, asked for an adjournment, saying he only met his client for the first time last week.
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