Police alleged Shannara Cindy Dyball stole $90k+ from Toowoomba employer

A young mum has fronted court after police charged her with allegedly stealing more than $95,000 from her employer, Containers for Change.

Police have charged a young mum, who grew up in Goondiwindi, with fraud after she allegedly stole an eye-watering amount of money from a former workplace at Toowoomba.

Detectives from Toowoomba’s Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a young mum, born in Goondiwindi, with fraud, alleging she stole thousands from an employer.

Police allege Shannara Cindy Dyball, 25, fraudulently obtained $95,573.50 from Containers for Change at Torrington Toowoomba, between July 2019 and June 2020.

The young mum was charged with fraud, dishonestly obtaining from another as an employee, an amount between $30,000 and $100,000, on March 6, 2023.

Police have charged a young mum, who grew up in Goondiwindi, with fraud after she allegedly stole $95,000 from a former workplace at Toowoomba.

When Mrs Dyball attended court in person on Wednesday morning, April 12, she was represented by McConnell and Saldumbide criminal lawyers.

Director and lawyer Joe McConnell requested a full brief of evidence and asked for it to be listed for a committal mention.

As fraud is considered a serious indictable offence, the matter will need to proceed in a higher court.

Containers for Change at Torrington, Toowoomba, which is operated by E & E Waste. Picture: Google Maps

Offenders who are convicted of employee fraud between $30,000 and $10,000, can be sentenced to up to 14 years’ imprisonment.

Magistrate Clare Kelly ordered a brief on evidence to be completed by police prosecution on or before May 17.

The committal mention was scheduled for a committal mention on Wednesday, May 31.