Gladstone man facing court over allegations he misused company funds for home renovation

Gladstone man facing court over allegations he misused company funds for home renovation
Jessie RichardsonDecember 7, 2020

A former construction project manager has pleaded not guilty to a charge of fraud in the Gladstone District Court. Bruce Alfred Little, of Clinton, has been accused of using $30,000 of his former employer’s resources to carry out home improvements at his property.

The Gladstone Observer reports that Little faces fraud charges relating to a series of offences that allegedly took place between July 2006 and March 2010.

Crown Prosecutor Melissa Wilson told the court on Wednesday that Little, a former employee of engineering group Monadelphous, used surplus money from projects he managed for the company to make personal home improvements.

According to the Gladstone Observer, these included works on Little’s pool and outdoor decking areas. Wilson alleges that Little attributed the costs to a project Monadelphous was carrying out for Queensland Alumina Limited at the time. She also told the court that Little made use of company equipment and the time of other Monadelphous employees to carry out works at his home.

On Thursday, Adrian Bubb, one of Little’s former co-workers at Monadelphous, claimed to the court that he had no knowledge of Little’s alleged illegal activity. However, he did admit that he had seen labour costs transferred from less-profitable projects to more-profitable jobs at Monadelphous in the past.

The trial continues tomorrow.

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