Convicted fraudster Clare Dacich seeks release from prison after Louis Vuitton scam

A mother who duped people out of hundreds of dollars selling expensive designed handbags is representing herself in court in a desperate bid to get out of jail.

A mother convicted of fraud charges and desperate to get out of prison has represented herself in a desperate bid to get out of jail, telling a court through tears she hasn’t had a visitor in more than a year.

Clare Margaret Dacich appeared before the Supreme Court via AVL from Dillwynia Correctional Centre on Monday applying to be released from prison, despite being 42 days away from her release.

Dacich pleaded guilty to three charges of dishonestly obtain financial advantage or cause disadvantage by deception in February and was sentenced to 18 months behind bars from February 2.

Clare Dacich pleaded guilty to three charges of dishonestly obtain financial advantage or cause disadvantage by deception in February and was sentenced 18 months behind bars from February 2.

She was given a non-parole period of 10 months meaning she will be eligible for release on December 1.

However, months of court appearances and more court dates set for 2022 could mean the young mother may be forced to stay behind bars beyond her release date.

The Rosemeadow woman told the court despite pleading guilty in February she claims it was a “plea of convenience” and claims she was only supposed to serve 444 days in custody, but has now served 459.

The court heard Dacich appealed her sentence in March which Judge Andrew Colefax dismissed in the Campbelltown District Court at the time.

The mother-of-four has faced court multiple times since receiving her sentence in February including a previous Supreme Court bail application in May, where she told the court she was “only behind bars because a police officer is obsessed with her” and “regretted pleading guilty because she is not a fraudster”.

She was tearful on Monday as she spoke of missing her family.

“My nan is going for cancer treatment tomorrow,” she said.

Clare Margaret Dacich appeared before the Supreme Court for a bail bid.

“I have been in custody for almost 12 months and I haven’t even had one contact visit … I haven’t seen my son.”

The court heard Dacich had been eligible for a home detention rehabilitation program to serve the last six months of her sentence behind bars and should have been released on June 2.

However, the order was never made because of her court appearances.

“My biggest regret is fighting this because I would have been released months ago,” she said.

Justice Mark Ierace opposed the application on the basis Dacich has more court appearances in October.

“I dismiss the application … I am sorry I know it’s not what you want to hear,” Justice Ierace said.

“I wish you well.”

Court documents reveal Dacich was in an on-and-off relationship with her partner Ian Perry for five years before separating in 2018.

After they split the fact sheet states Dacich suggested he access funds from his superannuation account to help pay off debts.

The couple fought for weeks over the phone, which was being legally recorded, before the mother-of-four took it upon herself to lodge an online application for a hardship claim in Australian Super for $2997.70 behind her former partner’s back.

More than a year later in January 2020, Dacich put up a Gumtree advertisement for a $600 Louis Vuitton Neverfull handbag under a false name and sold it to a victim who never received the bag or a refund.

The young mother then falsely sold either a Neverfull handbag or Neo Noe bag multiple times, duping many women out of hundreds of dollars, according to court documents.

When one woman never received the bag after paying $1300 she went to the police and was given Dacich’s address, where she demanded the bag from Dacich’s grandmother.

The victim was handed a dirty Neverfull bag in “poor condition”, according to court documents.

However, the 29-year-old took herself to Campbelltown Police Station in November and handed herself in where she was charged and sentenced to 14 months behind bars.

The court heard Dacich also has a history of fraud charges including in 2015, when she was buying prams online from China and selling them for a higher price but four got stuck at customs meaning she was unable to deliver them.

Dacich has four children and is the provider for her mother, grandmother, younger brother and son who all live together, the court heard.

She will appear before court again on Wednesday.