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| Defiant Eman Sharobeem screams at interrogators during corruption inquiry | Defiant Eman Sharobeem screams at interrogators during corruption inquiry |
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| Former Australian of the Year state finalist, accused of spending charity funds for personal use, denies any wrongdoing | |
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| Thu 13 Jul 2017 09.33 BST | |
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| An emotional but defiant Eman Sharobeem shouted at her interrogators from the witness stand on the last day of a Sydney corruption inquiry into her allegedly fraudulent dealings at charities she once ran. | An emotional but defiant Eman Sharobeem shouted at her interrogators from the witness stand on the last day of a Sydney corruption inquiry into her allegedly fraudulent dealings at charities she once ran. |
| She accused them of trying to ruin her reputation. | She accused them of trying to ruin her reputation. |
| The former Australian of the Year state finalist has been accused of rorting more than $600,000 in public funds from the Immigrant Women’s Health Service and the Non-English Speaking Housing Women’s Scheme. | The former Australian of the Year state finalist has been accused of rorting more than $600,000 in public funds from the Immigrant Women’s Health Service and the Non-English Speaking Housing Women’s Scheme. |
| The inquiry wrapped up on Thursday in the same way it started – with Sharobeem vehemently denying any involvement in the plot despite extensive evidence to the contrary. | The inquiry wrapped up on Thursday in the same way it started – with Sharobeem vehemently denying any involvement in the plot despite extensive evidence to the contrary. |
| “My work is known, my work is shown, you cannot take that away from me until the grave,” the 54-year-old shouted on Thursday when pressed as to why her organisation had paid her personal bills. | “My work is known, my work is shown, you cannot take that away from me until the grave,” the 54-year-old shouted on Thursday when pressed as to why her organisation had paid her personal bills. |
| “You can try and tarnish my reputation ... do not come now for me and try to take that away from me. | “You can try and tarnish my reputation ... do not come now for me and try to take that away from me. |
| “You can try to accuse me, abuse me, bully me, harass me, terrorise me but you cannot take away the fact that in my life I only raised two sons and worked for women migrants and refugees and helped and saved many, many lives.” | “You can try to accuse me, abuse me, bully me, harass me, terrorise me but you cannot take away the fact that in my life I only raised two sons and worked for women migrants and refugees and helped and saved many, many lives.” |
| It is alleged Sharobeem submitted invoices for reimbursement for goods and services to which she was not entitled and used an organisation credit card to pay for personal expenses. | It is alleged Sharobeem submitted invoices for reimbursement for goods and services to which she was not entitled and used an organisation credit card to pay for personal expenses. |
| She allegedly spent charity funds on everything from personal water bills to her son’s liposuction. | She allegedly spent charity funds on everything from personal water bills to her son’s liposuction. |
| Sharobeem has pointed the finger at former colleagues, blaming them for the money ending up in her account. | Sharobeem has pointed the finger at former colleagues, blaming them for the money ending up in her account. |
| She told the inquiry last month that her colleagues might have taken receipts off her desk and reimbursed the money into her accounts. A former staff member categorically denied this. | She told the inquiry last month that her colleagues might have taken receipts off her desk and reimbursed the money into her accounts. A former staff member categorically denied this. |
| The inquiry heard that the former charity boss also faked her resume and falsely claimed to be a psychologist. | The inquiry heard that the former charity boss also faked her resume and falsely claimed to be a psychologist. |
| Details of the inner workings of Sharobeem’s organisations came to light during the inquiry, including the way her family members benefited. | Details of the inner workings of Sharobeem’s organisations came to light during the inquiry, including the way her family members benefited. |
| One ofher sons, Richard, was parachuted into a job at the Non-English Speaking Women’s Housing Scheme, the inquiry heard. | One ofher sons, Richard, was parachuted into a job at the Non-English Speaking Women’s Housing Scheme, the inquiry heard. |
| Sharobeem’s other son, Charlie, was paid more than $7,000 for various IT and photography jobs he had undertaken, despite his only background in that area of work being “playing with computers ever since I was a little kid”. | Sharobeem’s other son, Charlie, was paid more than $7,000 for various IT and photography jobs he had undertaken, despite his only background in that area of work being “playing with computers ever since I was a little kid”. |
| The commission will hand down its finding by the end of the year. | The commission will hand down its finding by the end of the year. |
| Independent Commission Against Corruption | |
| Sydney | |
| New South Wales | |
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