Zoe Voice, 21, sentenced over stolen cards, driving offences

A young woman busted for using stolen credit cards to buy Fruit Loops and gift cards from shops across Melbourne’s southeast has learned her fate.

A young woman who went on a shopping spree with stolen credit cards in Melbourne’s southeast has fronted court.

Zoe Voice on Tuesday appeared before Frankston Magistrates’ Court charged with stealing credit cards and using them to buy goods including $350 in gift cards, cereal, energy drinks and fast food.

She also faced multiple driving charges including driving while disqualified and failing to stop when directed by police.

The court heard Voice, 21, had stolen a wallet from a car in Cranbourne on January 4.

She used a bank card from the wallet to buy soft drink from McDonalds.

On April 11, 2022 Voice used stolen credit cards to buy a $100 Vanilla Visa card from a Sandown 7 Eleven.

The same day she went shopping at a Springvale Coles and used a stolen credit card to buy Fruit Loops, a V energy drink, two $50 Super Cheap Auto gift cards, a $50 Village Cinema gift card, a $100 eBay gift card and a $100 Westfield gift card.

The following day Voice spent $87 online shopping at eBay using a stolen credit card.

Voice pleaded guilty to the charges.

Her lawyer Adrian Dressi said his client had been subject to severe violence while in a relationship that began when she was a teenager.

The court heard that Voice’s partner was eventually jailed for the violence.

Ms Dressi said Voice had fallen into drug use while with her partner and struggled to find stable living conditions.

“She has been in and out of prison,” Mr Dressi said.

However, after moving in with her grandmother and securing work as a traffic controller, Ms Voice had achieved a six-month stint without coming to the attention of police, he said.

Her most recent offending in January was “less serious” than previous crimes.

Mr Dressi said Voice’s grandmother was happy for her to continue living with her when she was released.

He said Voice’s also had the support of her mother and her workplace was willing for her to return to work.

Ms Voice was sentenced to four months behind bars, including the 49 days she served while on remand.

She was also fined $500 and disqualified from driving for two years.