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Man charged for allegedly siphoning $2m from club

A man, 52, an employee of the Kurri Kurri bowling club two years ago, charged after he allegedly defrauded close to two million dollars.

A former employee at the Kurri Kurri bowling club allegedly defrauded almost $2 million from the club between 2010 and 2017. Picture: Google
A former employee at the Kurri Kurri bowling club allegedly defrauded almost $2 million from the club between 2010 and 2017. Picture: Google

An man who was a former employee at the Kurri Kurri bowling club two years ago has been charged after police allege he defrauded close to $2 million from the business.

In August 2017, detectives launched an investigation into several alleged fraudulent transactions at a licensed premises in Kurri Kurri between 2010 and 2017.

After extensive inquiries, police arrested a man, 52, on Thursday afternoon and he was taken to Dubbo police station.

Police allege the man, fraudulently obtained approximately $1.9-million from the club.

He was charged with dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception to appear at Kurri Kurri Local Court on October 15.

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