A woman has been charged with allegedly committing a $370,000 fraud while working for a government welfare organisation in the Shoalhaven.
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Police will allege in court the 29-year-old woman committed multiple frauds during the course of her employment at a not-for-profit government welfare organisation in Nowra.
The woman allegedly purchased 163 mobile phones between March and September 2018, 158 of which were delivered to her home address and a further five that were delivered to a hotel in Sydney where she stayed for a period of time.
The woman allegedly on-sold the mobile phones through various online marketplaces and social media.
Officers attached to South Coast Police District began investigations into the circumstances surrounding the alleged fraudulent transactions and as a result of those transactions, the organisation paid a telecommunications company approximately $59,000 in monthly contract charges, a further $93,000 to pay out contracts and more than $218,000 for the handsets.
Following extensive inquiries, the woman was arrested at Wyong Police Station about 10.30am on Monday, November 18 and charged with dishonestly obtaining property by deception.
She was granted strict conditional bail and is due to face Nowra Local Court on Monday, December 16.
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