Sydney woman charged for defrauding employer of over $400k

A 51-year-old office manager has been arrested by Fraud and Cybercrime Squad detectives in relation to alleged frauds of more than $400,000 against the company for whom she worked, NSW Police said.

Police will allege that between November 2013 and February 2014, a total of $418,477.22 in paid invoices was fraudulently transferred to a number of personal bank accounts.

A laptop was also allegedly purchased for personal purposes using the company’s business account.

The matter was reported to police with investigations conducted by the Fraud and Cybercrime Squad’s Corporate Corruption Team.

Earlier today, detectives arrested the woman at North Sydney Police Station.

She was charged with 19 counts of fraud and granted conditional bail to appear at Downing Centre Local Court on 6 November 2015.