Ripponlea’s Kasey Harries charged by National Anti-Corruption Commission

A Ripponlea woman has been charged by the nation’s top anti-corruption watchdog following a lengthy investigation into her alleged $60,000 fraud.

Ripponlea’s Kasey Harries has been charged by the nation’s top anti-corruption watchdog for various alleged fraud offences.

A Ripponlea woman accused of pocketing up to $60,000 from government agencies has been charged with various fraud offences following a lengthy investigation by the nation’s top anti-corruption body.

Kasey Harries, 36, fronted the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after she was charged by the National Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly obtaining financial advantage by deception on numerous occasions.

It is alleged that Ms Harries’ submitted a false application to the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions in the name of another person to get COVID-19 test isolation payments on three separate occasions.

Ms Harries is also accused of aiding and abetting an offence by another person through false Business Activity Statement (BAS) lodgements to the ATO.

The 36-year-old is also accused of aiding and abetting another person to submit false information to receive a Goods and Services (GST) tax refund on a number of occasions.

Kasey Harries has been accused of gaining a financial advantage via deception by giving false information to a number of government agencies. Picture: iStock

She is also accused of giving false information to Bankwest, as well as submitting false information to receive an income tax refund on multiple occasions.

The court heard the investigation commenced into Ms Harries’ alleged deception in 2022 until she was charged on March 3, with the Ripponlea woman allegedly gaining up to $60,000 from her alleged offending.

In total, Ms Harries has been charged with 21 offences by the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

Ms Harries’ was charged on summons but Magistrate Gerard Lethbridge placed her on bail to reside at a Ripponlea address.

Ms Harries will return to court on June 18.