A woman has been accused of defrauding a cancer charity of $27,000 by faking an illness while employed by the company and falsely claiming sick leave.
The 35-year-old was arrested in Newtown in Sydney's inner-west on Thursday following a four-month police investigation into the charity employee.
Officers from Inner West Police Area Command had started the investigation after reports an organisation in Camperdown had been defrauded by an employee.
A 35-year-old woman has been accused of stealing $27,000 from a cancer charity by faking an illness and claiming benefits including sick leave and sick leave pay (stock image)
The Harrington Park woman was charged with three counts of dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception.
Police will allege in court the woman faked an illness while employed by the organisation between 2017 and 2020.
She allegedly claimed benefits including sick leave and sick leave pay which reached $27,000.
The woman was granted conditional bail to appear before Newtown Local Court after a four-month police investigation
It will be further alleged that due to her illness, an additional employee was hired to directly assist her in completing work duties.
That hiring allegedly cost the organisation almost $89,000.
She was granted conditional bail to appear before Newtown Local Court on November 3.
