Mother-of-two accused of setting up fake bank and insurance accounts under her ex-husband's name faces court over $30,000 web of fraud
- A Canberra mum has been accused of spending $30,000 using fake accounts
- The woman allegedly set up fake bank, health insurance and phone accounts
- Karen Dianne Milliken faces a total of 77 charges, including 16 counts of fraud
- She is being held in a detention centre and expected to make bail on Wednesday
A mother-of-two accused of using a series of fake accounts to rack up over $30,000 in debt has been hit with 16 additional fraud allegations.
Karen Dianne Milliken, 42, allegedly used the names of strangers and her ex-partner to set up phony accounts so she could spend the money on bills and expenses.
The 42-year-old allegedly used fake phone numbers, bank accounts and private health insurance to create bogus identities to pay for bills and get bank loans, Nine News reported.
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Karen Dianne Milliken, 42, (pictured) is accused of using fake accounts to rack up tens-of-thousands of dollars
She allegedly used her dodgy accounts to pay for expenses, including purchasing school books and uniforms for her children, as well as medical bills.
But on Tuesday, the mother was charged with 16 additional counts of obtaining and attempting to obtain property by deception - bringing her total fraud charges to 71.
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She was first charged back in June, 2018, nearly 12 months after police received a tip-off about her alleged spending habits from one of her 'close friends'.
The friend allegedly told police that Milliken had received packages in the name of her ex-partner, and that she had told her it was fraud, The Canberra Times reported.
Milliken (centre) allegedly used dodgy accounts to pay for a number of expenses, including purchasing school books and uniforms for her children, as well as medical bills.
The mother-of-two allegedly used the bogus identities to also rack up more than $6,000 in dental care, massages, dietitians, hypnotherapy and physiotherapy.
She allegedly bought new phones and phone plans in other people's names and used a fake identity to lodge a phony tax return with the tax office.
Milliken's defence lawyer told Nine News that his client wasn't in a position to enter pleas at the moment - given the fresh charges, but added they were working towards 'sorting something out'.
The 42-year-old remains in custody at the Alexander Maconochie Centre but it's expected she will make an application for bail on Wednesday.
Milliken remains in custody at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (pictured) but it's expected she will make an application for bail on Wednesday.
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