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court reporter Kristian Silva

Former business manager stole $432k from Melbourne High due to 'compulsion to gamble', court hears

Frances Walshe (right) leaves the County Court in Melbourne with solicitor Bernie Balmer. (ABC News: Kristian Silva)

Melbourne High School's former business manager took advantage of the school's poor financial oversight to steal more than $432,000, a court has heard.

For at least 10 of the 25 years Frances Walshe worked at Melbourne High, she breached the trust of the school and fellow staff members by siphoning funds to her own bank account.

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