A Welfare Officer has been given $250,000 bail for multiple counts of fraud and money laundering.

The TTPS says the suspect allegedly obtained a loan to buy a vehicle, but failed to do so and instead used the funds for unrelated purposes.

Further inquiries also revealed that between March 2014 and July 2015, she allegedly submitted multiple fraudulent travel claims, pretending to have purchased and owned a vehicle to receive travelling benefits.

The claims amounted to $36,611.30.

Deborah Griffith was arrested and charged with 18 counts of Obtaining Monies by False Pretences, 18 counts of Money Laundering, and 17 counts of Uttering a False Document.

In addition to bail, she was ordered to surrender her passport to the Registrar of the Supreme Court by 28th November 2024, and to report to a specified police station twice per month.

The matter was then adjourned to March 11th 2025.

The Fraud Squad warns that altering information to gain financial or other benefits is a serious criminal offence and can result in criminal liability and prosecution.