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Facing years in prison but still smiling: Accused fraudster Helen Rosamond is happy if she can be tried for allegedly stealing millions from NAB to fund a life of luxury
- The trial of Human Group director Helen Mary Rosamond is coming to an end soon
- She is accused of fraudulently using NBA funds to pay for extravagant gifts
- Ex-chief of staff to the NAB’s CEO Rosemary Rogers was the alleged recipient
- The court heard Rosamond allegedly gave the luxury gifts to renew a NAB contract
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Corrupt payments and altered invoices were all part of an accused fraudster’s plan to reward a senior NAB staffer and negotiate extended business contracts with the bank, a jury has heard.
Closing out submissions at the NSW District Court trial of Helen Mary Rosamond, District Attorney Katrina Mackenzie described the various alleged corrupt benefits and financial gains that the Human Group director obtained between 2013 and 2017.
While the 47-year-old has pleaded innocent to dozens of charges, Ms Mackenzie said Rosamond unfairly used bank funds to maintain a luxurious life for Rosemary Rogers, former chief of staff to the CEO of the National Australia Bank.
Helen Mary Rosamond (above) charged with fraudulently giving away gifts worth millions of dollars to win extended contracts
Rosamond leaves court on November 2 as final submissions in her fraud trial are heard
“This is the accused’s way of ensuring that Rose Rogers stays on the sidelines, stays happy and continues to receive her benefits that… Ms. Rogers said she would become dependent on to maintain her lifestyle,” Ms Mackenzie told the court .
Rosamond allegedly paid Rogers and her family to fly on trips within Australia and overseas, charging NAB for these amounts through fraudulent, modified invoices, leaving the bank and staff at events and staffing company Human Group none the wiser. goods.
These payments include $3,200 for a stay at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney, $7,500 for a trip to Fiji, $40,000 for a weekend at Park Hyatt in Sydney, $35,000 for a stay at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for the anniversary. from a friend and $29,000 to celebrate her 10th wedding anniversary at the Sapphire Resort in Hobart.
Rogers also received $12,000 for a Brig Falcon boat, more than $128,000 for patio renovations at her vacation home in Bellbrae, Victoria, and about $91,000 to pay for a Bunkhouse Cell caravan.
Rosamond allegedly paid Rogers and her family to fly on trips within Australia and overseas, charging NAB for these amounts through fraudulent, modified invoices, leaving the bank and staff at events and staffing company Human Group none the wiser. goods
The court heard Rosamond allegedly bought vacations, home renovations and a luxury boat to impress former chief of staff to Rosemary Rogers, CEO of the National Bank of Australia (pictured, a NAB storefront)
She did not refund any of these amounts and told the court that she simply asked Rosamond to pay them and it was done.
Rogers previously told the jury that she was sent to prison in December 2020 after pleading guilty to 27 cases of corruptly receiving benefits and five of gaining a financial advantage through fraud.
Rosamond also allegedly used these fraudulent bills to pay for nearly $40,000 worth of large garden umbrellas for her own home in the Sydney suburb of Mosman.
Helen Mary Rosamond appeared happy during her trial, seen here arriving at the Downing Center District Court in Sydney on August 26
These payments were not authorized by NAB and were made not only to help Rosamond financially but also to ensure that Human Group’s contract with the bank would be renewed, the court heard.
On June 19, 2014, Rogers requested that Human Group’s contract with NAB, initially signed in 2008, be extended for another two years. This extension was green lit six days later.
The trial for Judge Robert Sutherland continues.