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

Christopher Testa · ABC News (AU)

Published 7 Oct 2026, 1:39 pm·10 h ago·1 min read

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A sentencing judge says Michelle Kathleen Lawson lived the high life, spending a quarter of a million dollars on clothing and shoes, while her employers battled natural disasters and a plant disease.

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