A Dubbo mother charged with allegedly obtaining $65,000 in disaster relief payments she wasn't entitled to, is expected to plead not-guilty, a court has heard.
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The Thompson Street home of Kimberly Hope Ah-See was raided by police on October 13, after detectives had been investigating reports of alleged fraudulent claims for NSW government disaster relief, designed to help people affected by COVID-19 and the mouse plague.
Documents, electronic devices and 24 buprenorphine strips were allegedly seized from the 32-year-old's home.
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She was charged with dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception and possess prohibited drug.
According to court documents, Ah-See's attempt for bail was denied and she was remanded in custody.
Police continued their investigation, and later charged Ah-See with a further nine counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception on October 29.
Police said the alleged offences occurred on multiple dates between August and October 2021.
In court documents a majority of the grants allegedly obtained by Ah-See were to the value of $10,500 each, however three are believed to be linked to mouse plague rebates worth $500.
Ah-See appeared in Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday from Bathurst Correctional center.
Defence lawyer Simon Colyer said Ah-See pleaded not-guilty to the first charges, however was unaware nine new charges had been laid.
"I suspect it will be pleas of not guilty to the remaining charges but we'll confirm that on Monday morning," he told the court.
Magistrate Gary Wilson adjourned the case to Monday.