Clive Peeters employee in court today
The Age
Friday December 18, 2009
POLICE have charged a former Clive Peeters employee with 75 counts of theft after she allegedly siphoned off $19.4 million from her employer to buy 58 houses around Australia and several cars.Sonya Causer, of Lilydale, is to appear before the Magistrates Court today, nearly four months after the fraud was detected. From July 2007, Causer allegedly transferred funds into her bank accounts over two years while employed as a senior accountant.Clive Peeters expects to recover about $16.4 million from the sale of the houses and cars, after spending about $3 million on legal and real estate fees. Causer's husband, Michael, was named in civil proceedings but has not been charged.
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