A woman has been charged after allegedly defrauding a sporting club of more than one million dollars in the state's south.
Earlier this week, detectives from Murray River Police District commenced an investigation after a sporting club based along the Murray River reported anomalies in financial records.
Following inquiries, investigators arrested a 58-year-old woman at Mulwala Police Station yesterday (Tuesday 2 February 2021). She was charged with 27 counts of dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception.
Police will allege the woman, who was employed as a financial officer at the time, transferred more than $1.1 million from the club to multiple offshore bank accounts between December 2020 and January 2021.
The woman's employment has since been terminated.
The Victorian woman was granted conditional bail and is due to appear at Corowa Local Court on 17 February 2021.
Inquiries are continuing.
