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POLICE will allege in court that four former senior staff members of a Carbrook private school used more than $4.6 million of school money for their own use over seven years.
The Financial and Cyber Crime Group's lead investigator Detective Senior Constable Lachlan McGraa said police would allege that some money had been spent on luxury overseas holidays.
He said police had trawled through financial records of the college and the individuals between 2012 and 2018.
He said more than 15 banks had provided up to 10 years of statements to investigators.
EARLIER
FOUR former senior staff members of a Carbrook independent school have been charged with significant fraud charges.
Police said officers had gone to a Carbrook property on Tuesday morning and charged the previous employees.
The people arrested are a 75-year-old man, a 66-year-old woman, a 35-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man.
During the investigation, police executed search warrants on residences in Logan in July and August. Police said these warrants had resulted in the seizure of documentation, computer equipment and mobile phones.
Police said Operation Quebec Consignment had started after a referral from the Education Department in August last year.
"This significant operation focused on four former senior staff and their involvement in the financial dealings of the college between 2012 and 2018," police said.
Detective Acting Superintendent Vince Byrnes of the Financial and Cyber Crimes Group said the matter was investigated by a team from the Major Fraud Investigation Unit within the Financial and Cyber Crime Group because of the serious nature of allegations.
"It was a complex investigation and involved the detailed and lengthy analysis of financial documentation and banking records," Acting Superintendent Byrnes said.
"The nature of the alleged offending is very concerning as it involves persons who were then acting in a position of trust."
Acting Superintendent Byrnes said it was important to stress the investigation focused on four former employees of the college.
The 75-year-old man has been charged with fraud, dishonestly causing detriment as an employee where the detriment is greater than $100,000.
He has been conjointly charged with the 35-year-old woman for one charge of extortion and computer hacking, relating to a separate complaint made to the police in 2016.
The 75-year-old man has also been conjointly charged with the 34-year-old man with one count of fraud, dishonest application of property of another greater than $100,000.
The man has also been conjointly charged with the 66-year-old woman on one count of fraud, dishonestly gaining benefit or advantage as an employee where the yield is greater than $100,000.
The 35-year-old woman has been charged with fraud, dishonestly causing detriment as an employee where the detriment is greater than $100,000, perjury and computer hacking.
She has been conjointly charged with a 34-year-old man on one count of fraud, dishonestly gaining benefit or advantage as an employee where the yield is greater than $100,000.
The 66-year-old woman is charged with fraud, dishonestly causing a detriment as an employee where the detriment is greater than $100,000.
The two men and the 35-year-old woman are expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
The 66-year-old woman was issued a Notice to Appear and is expected to appear at the Brisbane Magistrates Court in the coming weeks.
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