Frauds continued while offender was on bail
A 25-year-old woman already on bail for fraud charges, used the bank cards of work colleagues and flatmates to take over $1600, bringing the total of her offending to more than $7000.
Tara Kimberley Fraser used a flatmate’s personal bank details online to download over $1159 worth of music, and rent DVDs worth over $133.
She also transferred money into her cell phone account, and onto her bus card, and bought from an online company.
At her next home, Fraser found a Warehouse card and bought lamps from their online service, and a workmate’s bank account details were used to transfer money into Fraser’s cell phone account.
In the Christchurch District Court, defence counsel Rupert Glover said Fraser, who cried throughout the sentencing, had been in custody for over four months and had learnt her lesson. He said she was willing to pay reparation. She had pleaded guilty.
Judge Brooke Gibson said he was sentencing Fraser on 14 fraud charges, and three charges of failing to attend the District Court when on bail.
He said most of Fraser’s offending occurred while she was on bail, and six arrest warrants had to be issued to get her to court.
She had previous convictions for obtaining by deception, and failing court orders, and would not turn up for probation meetings and reports, he said.
He sentenced Fraser to 14 months’ prison, and said she did not have a home detention address available, but he would not have granted it anyway because of her attitude of failing to comply with court directions. She also has to pay reparation of over $7500.
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