- Civil suit against former St. George banker
- He already faces 120 criminal charges
A former St George bank employee is being pursued by Westpac as she prepares to fight allegations she defrauded several banks.
Police allege Sara Daizli used her role at St George’s Bank to open accounts in fictitious names and defraud hundreds of thousands of dollars between February 2016 and December 2018.
He allegedly diverted money to his bank account under a false name and used the ill-gotten gains to line his pockets.
The 32-year-old is also accused of making fraudulent loan applications to St George and ANZ bank.
He pleaded not guilty to a total of 120 charges, including dealing in the proceeds of crime and 108 counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception.
On Tuesday, Ms Daizli wore a short, tight beige dress and a long white jacket with black high heels, believed to be Christian Louboutin, as she appeared at the Sydney District Court at Downing Centre ahead of her trial.
She was also wearing Louis Vuitton sunglasses believed to be worth around $850.
Ms Daizli’s lawyer, Abigail Bannister, revealed that Ms Daizli also faces civil proceedings brought by Westpac Bank in relation to her alleged fraud.
Police say Sara Daizli (pictured) used her position at St George’s Bank to open accounts in fictitious names and defraud hundreds of thousands of dollars between February 2016 and December 2018.
On Tuesday, Daizli (pictured) wore a short, fitted beige dress and a long white jacket with black high heels, believed to be Christian Louboutin, as she appeared at Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court ahead of her trial. She also wore Louis Vuitton sunglasses.
Ms Bannister has issued four summonses to the bank in relation to the criminal allegations against her client, some of which, the court heard, also relate to the civil proceedings.
A lawyer for Westpac told the court the bank had made “extreme efforts” to find and hand over the requested documents, but the volume of material sought meant the subpoenas “could be oppressive”.
He told the court Westpac had not been given a summary of Ms Daizli’s proposed defence, so the bank “had no idea why these documents were being requested”.
The parties will discuss a range of issues related to the subpoenas at a hearing later this month.
Her lawyer, Abigail Bannister, revealed that Ms Daizli (pictured) also faces civil proceedings brought by Westpac Bank in relation to her alleged fraud.
Ms Bannister pushed for the matter to be resolved as soon as possible, as her client’s trial is due to begin in September.
“Our concern is that the trial date could be jeopardized if the bank is not given sufficient time to file the documents,” he said.
‘There are many records being sought.’
Acting Judge Graeme Henson adjourned the matter until July 19 and urged the parties to continue narrowing down the number of issues in dispute.
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