Former bank staffer’s win ahead of trial over 120 fraud charges

A glamorous former bank employee has scored a win as she prepares to fight allegations she used her role to defraud banks.

A former bank employee has been allowed to open a new bank account as she prepares to fight allegations she used her role to defraud banks.

Police allege Sara Daizli opened accounts in fictitious names and swindled hundreds of thousands of dollars between February 2016 and December 2018.

She allegedly siphoned money into her bank account under a false name and used the ill-gotten gains to fund a lavish lifestyle.

The 32-year-old is also accused of making fraudulent loan applications to St George and ANZ banks.

Sara Daizli is charged with defrauding banks. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

She has pleaded not guilty to a staggering 120 charges, including dealing with the proceeds of a crime and 108 counts of dishonestly gaining a financial advantage by deception.

On Monday, Ms Daizli’s lawyer asked the court for permission to open a new bank account in her name as she prepares to fight the claims against her.

As part of her strict bail conditions, the former bank staffer is barred from interacting with any financial institution except to deal with an existing bank account in her name.

The prosecution did not oppose her request for permission to open another bank account.

The application was granted by Judge Mark Williams, who instructed Ms Daizli to provide the details of the new bank account to police within 24 hours of opening it.

The former bank staffer is facing 120 charges. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

She will fight the charges in a trial later this year. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Court documents show the 32-year-old remains constrained by stringent bail conditions, including a prohibition on working in finance.

She personally agreed to forfeit $550,000 if she fails to appear in court, while two people known to her offered a further $1,050,000 surety to guarantee she turns up.

Ms Daizli will return to court next week for a hearing over disputed issues ahead of a trial in the NSW District Court in September.

She is also facing civil proceedings brought by Westpac Bank in relation to her alleged fraud.

Originally published as Former bank staffer’s win ahead of trial over 120 fraud charges