A bookkeeper has been charged after allegedly defrauding her clients, Shoalhaven surfing champion Tyler Wright and her family, of more than $1.5 million over the last decade.
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In October last year, the State Crime Command's Financial Crime Squad established Strike Force Strathwallen to investigate reports a family business had been defrauded by a woman employed to manage the company's finances.
Strike force detectives arrested a 53-year-old woman at a home in Vincentia about 7.20am on Wednesday, March 31.
Shortly after, a search warrant was executed by officers who seized electronic devices and documents for forensic examination.
The woman was taken to Nowra Police Station and charged with 749 counts of dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception.
Police will allege in court that the woman misappropriated funds from a number of accounts connected to the family business totalling more than $1.5 million over a 10-year period.
She was granted conditional bail to appear at Nowra Local Court on Monday, April 26.
