A LAVINGTON fraudster is on the run from police after failing to show up in court.
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Dion Jack Gregory has still been convicted of dishonesty offences despite his absence from Albury Local Court.
The Cheyenne Drive resident went on a major spending spree in Sydney in 2012 after adding his name to the banking account of a trucking company.
Gregory, 27, filled out an online form using information about the business.
The owners received mail about an application for a new card, but Gregory racked up $3275 before Westpac could take action.
He had walked into a bank branch and handed over documents, which allowed him to add his name, with the incident caught by security cameras.
While the offence wasn't particularly sophisticated, some of his tastes were.
Gregory bought expensive clothes, but also McDonald's and grog.
The offences occurred at 16 stores in 2012 and followed a scam he had run while an Optus store employee, which cost the business an estimated $28,716.
Family members and friends, and even his partner, were used to create false contracts for phones and phone plans.
Gregory received multiple iPhones and often unwittingly signed people up for $59-a-month business plans.
He worked at the Wollongong-based business for nine months and fled the area after the scam unravelled.
Police had tried to track him down and he eventually resurfaced.
His last known address was in Lavington but his whereabouts now remain a mystery.
Magistrate Tony Murray this week issued an arrest warrant.
Gregory will be brought before court and sentenced once he has been arrested.
He has priors for failing to appear.