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A grandma has been jailed after admitting to robbing a company of $4million to fund luxury cruise trips and a gambling addiction.
Maree Wilson, 68, was sentenced to at least three years behind bars at the County Court of Victoria on Friday after pleading guilty to a series of theft charges.
She diverted funds from family-run business Stosius Constructions to her own bank accounts between 2014 to 2021 while employed as their bookkeeper.
The court heard the fraudster spent at least $500 a day to feed her pokie addiction while also blowing money on a number of overseas holidays and shopping sprees.
Her splurge came to an end after her transactions were red-flagged in November 2021 and she admitted to the fraud to the company's director and his son.
Melbourne grandma, Maree Wilson (pictured), has plead guilty to defrauding over $4million from a family-run construction company while employed as their bookkeeper
Wilson told the owners that she was 'glad it's done' and would wait patiently for police to arrive at the head office.
She said the racket began as a way to feed her gambling addiction before it grew into an 'indefensible' multi-million dollar fraud.
The court heard Wilson had at times given
