A Canberra man has been charged after he allegedly lied to obtain $145,000 in cash and attempted to deceive the National Australia Bank into giving him a loan.
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Frank John Fischetti, 52, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday morning after being arrested at his Franklin home on Friday.
Mr Fischetti was charged with four offences including that he dishonestly attempted to obtain a financial benefit from the NAB between November 2013 and Friday.
The three other charges alleged the accused, by deception, dishonestly obtained a combined $145,000 from one man from three incidents last December and in January and June this year.
The prosecution did not oppose bail, with conditions imposed, including that Mr Fischetti not make an application for a loan from a financial institution or have anyone do so on his behalf. The accused, whose occupation was listed simply as "manager" on court documents, was forbidden from any form of contact with a number of people, including directors of a company that the allegedly obtained money came through.
ACT criminal records presented to the court showed Mr Fischetti had two prior entries for fraud dating back to the 1980s.
Mr Fischetti must remain living in his Franklin home before he returns to court on August 25.
