Man admits $1 million theft from ACT Public Trustee
A former ACT Public Trustee employee accused of embezzling more than $1 million from vulnerable Canberrans over five years squandered tens of thousands of dollars on pokie machines.
Megan Gorrey is a reporter at The Canberra Times.
A former ACT Public Trustee employee accused of embezzling more than $1 million from vulnerable Canberrans over five years squandered tens of thousands of dollars on pokie machines.
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