Melinda Marshall accused fraudulently obtaining more than $230K+ as an employee

Police have charged a Toowoomba woman with a number of serious fraud crimes totalling more than $230,000.

The Toowoomba Court House. Picture: Peta McEachern

Detectives from Toowoomba’s Criminal Investigation Branch charged a Toowoomba woman with 19 fraud related charges totalling more than $230,000.

Officers charged Melinda Mary Marshall with two separate charges of fraudulently obtaining at least $100,000 as an employee, and fraudulently obtaining more than $30,000 (but less than $100,000) as an employee.

Ms Marshall was also charged with nine counts of forgery and uttering, three charges of forgery of documents, two fraud charges of dishonestly gaining a benefit, fraud by dishonestly obtaining property from another as an employee, and attempted fraud.

Ms Marshall’s charges are currently before the Toowoomba Magistrates Court, and were mentioned on Monday morning, June 26.

Detectives from Toowoomba’s Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a Toowoomba with 19 fraud related charges totalling more than $230,000. Picture: Peta McEachern

Solicitor Nathan Bouchier appeared on behalf of Ms Marshall, and told the court a brief of evidence was required for four of the charges.

“I’ve been handed this morning a USB which I understand is a partial brief of evidence, there is still some material outstanding,” he said.

Police prosecutor Rowan Brewster-Webb said two witeness statements were outstanding as the accountants were currently overseas.

The Bouchier Khan Lawyers director said in relation to the remaining 15 charges, he made a submission to the police prosecution on May 22.

“I haven’t had a response yet,” he said.

Prosecutor Brewster-Webb said in regards to the lawyer’s request to amend the charges, his office received, “a partial response from the arresting officer”.

“We have just sought some clarification from them, as there was a bit of a misunderstanding between the interpretation of (Mr Bouchier’s) submissions,” he said.

The case will next be mentioned on August 14.