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Ex-bank worker, 26, charged over an alleged $600,000 fraud is arrested inside a flashy Sydney venue
A glamorous former St George Bank worker allegedly used her position to steal cash and transfer it into fake accounts she controlled, a court has heard.
Sarah Daizli, 29, was arrested on Wednesday more than almost five years after police allege she began a ‘sophisticated’ scheme that saw her steal a total of $590,000.
Daizli broke down in tears after she was told she would spend Christmas behind bars and away from her two sons as bail was refused in Central Local Court on Thursday.
The court heard allegations that in early 2016 she began stealing drivers licences of people in NSW and Victoria, and then used their details to create fake accounts with St George Bank, which she was in control of.
Constable Brendan Kitchener told the court that Daizli was ‘the mastermind of the syndicate’ that has also seen two other people arrested.
NSW Police begun investigating the syndicate last May, but only arrested Daizli on Wednesday at a venue in Sydney’s CBD.
Detectives swooped on Sara Diaz Sukkar at a venue on Wednesday December 9 and arrested her
Anauthorised bank transactions valued at $590,000 had allegedly been made from various accounts between February 2015 and October 2018
Diaz Sukkar and a 29-year-old man were charged over their alleged roles in fraudulent bank transactions valued at nearly $350,000
Daizli was handcuffed and loaded into the back of a police van dressed in a tight, grey onesie and designer gold slides.
She could be heard muttering ‘ew’ as she stepped into the van’s holding cell.
Two other people, a 28-year-old man and 26-year-old woman, were arrested last week and also charged for their role in the alleged fraudulent bank transactions valued at nearly $350,000.
Officers searched a business in Liverpool where computers and documents including identification in various names and loan applications were seized.
The woman, who is a former bank employee, was taken to Day Street Police Station and charged 15 offences including;
She was refused bail to appear at Central Local Court on Thursday.
Financial Crimes Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Linda Howlett said investigators dismantled the alleged criminal syndicate.
‘It will be alleged in court that this woman used her employment to facilitate unauthorised fraudulent bank transactions valued at nearly $600,000 over a two-year period,’ Det Supt Howlett said.
‘This includes nearly $350,000 allegedly siphoned from an elderly individuals’ retirement and personal accounts – essentially stealing all of their savings.
She was loaded into the back of a police paddy wagon donning a tight, grey onesie and designer slides. She could be heard muttering ‘ew’ while inside
In May last year, NSW Police begun investigating a criminal syndicate allegedly involved in defrauding a bank. Pictured: Sara Diaz Sukkar, 26
Financial Crimes Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Linda Howlett said investigators dismantled the alleged criminal syndicate. Pictured: Sara Diaz Sukkar
‘Criminal offences of this nature are not only financially debilitating, but also emotionally distressing for victims, and anyone involved in stealing the hard-earned wages and savings of others is disgraceful.
‘The methods used to obtain the funds involved a high degree of planning. They were complex, of a large monetary value and designed in a way to concealed and abuse the trust of her employer and customers.
‘Investigations of this nature are extremely complex and involve working in close collaboration with financial institutions to uncover the full extent of the alleged crimes committed.’
Source: Daily Mail Australia | World News
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