WA bookkeeper facing 74 corruption charges in public sector theft case
A bookkeeper who denies helping a senior bureaucrat and another man carry out what authorities claim could be Western Australia's biggest public sector theft has been slapped with an additional 65 charges.
Paola Colangelo, 45, has already pleaded not guilty to nine corruption charges.
Paola Colangelo, 45.Credit:Anton La Macchia
Police allege Colangelo, who is not a state government employee, acted in concert with former Department of Communities executive Paul Whyte, 56, and 43-year-old physiotherapist Jacob Anthonisz.
The men are each facing more than 500 charges after allegedly raising false invoices for three shelf companies dating back to 2008.
They allegedly spent the money on racehorses, paying a horse stud service in New Zealand, and personal expenses and bills.
Paul Whyte and Jacob Anthonisz.Credit:Nine News
Whyte has signalled he will likely plead guilty over his role in the alleged $22 million rort.
Colangelo is due to face Perth Magistrates Court on May 1.
AAP