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Crime and courts / Queensland

Farming family's trusted bookkeeper jailed for $2.8m fraud

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Michelle Kathleen Lawson admitted to systematically transferring almost $2.8 million over six years from businesses belonging to a Far North Queensland farming family.

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The court heard Michelle Kathleen Lawson, 53, worked for the Johnston family for about 18 years.
The court heard Michelle Kathleen Lawson, 53, worked for the Johnston family for about 18 years.

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