Canberra childcare centre director accused of defrauding business refused bail

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A Canberra childcare centre director is denied bail after being charged with 23 counts of fraud, with further charges expected.

The director of a Canberra childcare centre accused of defrauding the business of as much as $500,000 has been refused bail.Centre director Emma Morton has been charged with 23 counts of obtaining property by deceptionShe has been refused bail and will return to court in March

But, following a raid of Ms Morton's home in Campbell this morning, officers said they believed Ms Morton may have taken more than $480,000 in total from the charity. In a statement of facts tendered to the court, police alleged Ms Morton made dozens of payments from the childcare centre's bank account directly into her own.

 

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