Thursday 24 January 2019

Former Hunter Cinema Employee to Face Fraud Charges

BY MADELAINE MCNEILL

A man who worked at a cinema chain in the Hunter is set to face court for alleged fraudulent charges made on a company credit card.

The 40-year-old worked for Event Cinemas at a number of locations including Glendale and Kotara from 2006 until his resignation in 2017.

It's alleged he used a company issued card to fraudulently create and register three businesses between 2010 and 2017, accumulating over $220-thousand-dollars worth of charges.

The company launched an internal investigation in December 2017 after discovering the charges and raised the matter with Sydney Police Station, who referred it to Newcastle City Police District.

Following an investigation, police yesterday issued the man a Future Court Attendance Notice.

The man is due to appear at Newcastle Local Court on March 14.