Police charge woman over fraud in Sydney's west

A woman has been charged over allegedly defrauding a company of more than $800,000 over the past 14 years.

Between 2005 and 2019, the woman worked as the General Manager of a company which was managing three fast food franchises in Sydney's west.

During the course of her employment, it is alleged the woman accessed business accounts and deposited $827,169 into her personal bank account.

The transfers were discovered earlier this year and were reported to detectives from Mt Druitt Police Area Command, who commenced an investigation.

About 1.15pm today (Friday 5 July 2019), the woman was arrested in the car park of a licenced premises in Windsor.

She was taken to Windsor Police Station and charged with obtain benefit by deception.

She was granted conditional bail to appear at Mt Druitt Local Court on Wednesday 7 August 2019.

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