A Waikato woman has admitted stealing $750,000 from her employer over five years. Judge Field convicted the woman on both charges and remanded her on bail to reappear for sentencing on August 18. In total, 10 client accounts were manipulated, but some were linked to the same client so a seven clients were affected by the thefts. The woman, who faces a jail term, had worked at the firm for 10 years before a merger in 2009 and was understood to have been a trusted member of staff. The woman has then written out cheques and deposited the money into four of her own accounts, including two credit cards.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 20, 2016 23:48 UTC