Aussie CEO Blacklock charged in PNG committal court

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Aussie CEO Blacklock charged in PNG committal court

PORT MORESBY: Former PNG Power Ltd acting chief executive officer Carolyn Blacklock, 48, an Australian expatriate, was charged in the Waigani committal court with misappropriation, false pretence, forgery and conspiracy involving K1.7 million.

Details of the court proceedings were reported by The National:

Blacklock appears in court

September 9, 2021The NationalMain Stories

FORMER PNG Power Ltd acting chief executive officer Carolyn Blacklock, 48, from Australia, made her first court appearance yesterday where she was read her charges of misappropriation, false pretence, forgery and conspiracy in the Waigani Committal Court.
Magistrate Paul Nii converted her police bail of K3,000 to court bail and imposed conditions that she should not interfere with state witnesses and surrender her passport to the court registry.
Blacklock’s lawyer Phillip Tabuchi of Young and Williams Lawyers informed the court that his client’s passport was taken by the arresting officer during her record of interview and could have it surrendered to court for safe keeping.
Nii ordered that the passport be surrendered by the arresting officer.
It was alleged that between August 2018 and August 2019, Blacklock dishonestly applied K1,768,448.25 of funds belonging to PNG Power Ltd to her benefit under a fraudulent contract.
For the second charge, it was alleged that on the same dates, she defrauded PNG Power Ltd the sum of K1,768,448.25 by falsely pretending to be employed under a lawful contract of employment.
For the third charge, it was alleged that during the same period she and another person forged a false document (contract of employment) to receive payments of K1,768,448.25.
Police also alleged that she conspired with another person to commit a crime where they defrauded PNG Power Ltd.
Blacklock understood her charges. She will return to court on Oct 18.
Her bail was extended.


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