Worker allegedly stole $400k from Wollongong shop, invested it in crypto

Worker allegedly stole $400k from Wollongong shop, invested it in crypto

Byron Bay local charged with fleecing $395k from a Wollongong store, investing $124k in crypto. Released on bail, he returns to court July 30.

Employee flogged almost $400k from Wollongong business, police allege

Police allege an employee of a Stewart Street business committed a number of financial crimes worth just shy of $400,000 in total. Photo: Michelle Kroll. An Illawarra man has been charged with fraud and larceny after a two-year investigation. A NSW Police spokesperson said a 44-year-old man will face Wollongong Local Court charged with three counts of steal property as a clerk or servant, dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception and k…