A woman has been charged with stealing more than $150,000 from a leading Kiwi fashion label - some of which was allegedly used to buy a puppy.
The woman was granted interim name suppression when she appeared in the Auckland District Court this week charged with dishonestly obtaining about $160,000 from the high-end designer. The company owner was reluctant to comment, saying she would appreciate privacy.
It is alleged the woman accessed the company's banking system 21 times in 2009 to transfer the bulk of the money, about $100,000. Over the next five years, she allegedly accessed the banking system to transfer about $60,000.
Some of that money was allegedly used to buy a puppy worth $4,500, to pay her son's legal fees and for pavers who did improvements at her home.
The woman did not enter a plea and will reappear in court next month.
