Tessa Fiona Grant, 40, pleaded not guilty to 49 fraud-related charges totalling $2.56m in the Hamilton District Court in April. A Hamilton woman accused of stealing more than $2 million from SkyCity has reappeared in court. Grant was remanded on bail to reappear in the Hamilton District Court for the hearing next week. Grant's partner and her mother-in-law have also been drawn into the fold with SkyCity last month applying to the High Court to have Grant's assets frozen The orders were granted by the court. Grant worked at SkyCity's Hamilton casino as finance manager between 2006 and 2013 when she was promoted to general manager.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 14, 2016 04:52 UTC