You won’t believe the extraordinary list of conflicting reasons this ex-WAG, self-confessed liar and now workplace thief gave for pleading not guilty to stealing $52,000 from her employer
- Arabella del Busso has been accused of stealing $52,350
- He was to face Sutherland Court on Friday
- She didn’t turn up in court – applied for adjournment
- Del Buso has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Notorious Ex-WAG arabella del busso has pleaded guilty to stealing $52,320 from her employer – but she wasn’t in court to hear it.
The 33-year-old was due to appear at Sutherland Local Court on Friday to defend himself to the charges before Magistrate Hugh Donnelly, but did not appear.
Once glamor model disgraced nrl Star Josh Reynolds about being pregnant with twins after the pair met Instagram In 2018. He also showed her an ultrasound scan to claim she was pregnant.
Del Busso was not in court on Friday despite several applications to dismiss delaying the hearing for several weeks.
She claimed that she could not afford a lawyer. She also presented a medical certificate and psychological report from renowned psychologist Tim Watson-Munroe, claiming that she was too ill to attend.
Allegations: Police further allege Del Busso stole $16,565 from the clinic’s Randwick location during the same period
She also blamed the media coverage which meant she was ‘unlikely to receive a fair trial’.
However, her biggest claim was that she was abroad and would not be able to appear before the court.
On 18 January, police were given an address in Los Angeles to brief evidence against him.
At the hearing on 2 February, del Busso reportedly appeared via video link from Los Angeles and said she would not be able to appear in court until May due to ‘work commitments’.
But police presented evidence in court from the Border Force which showed she had in fact returned to Australia from overseas on December 11, 2022 – and had not returned.
Magistrate Hugh Donnelly said there was insufficient evidence to support his application for a delay and found him guilty of theft.
She is now due back in court for sentencing in three weeks.
She is understood to have worked as a receptionist at the Coorgah and Randwick branches of the clinic. Chitra Kogarh branch is
The Split: Arabella became infamous last year during her highly publicized split from football star Josh Reynolds. painted together
Magistrate Donnelly ruled that the medical documents were not specific enough to meet the court’s requirements and dismissed her claims that she may have received an unfair trial.
“It is common for the media to comment on cases before the court and it is part of the process of the court system where the media can scrutinize the decisions,” he said.
Del Busso was charged with two counts of theft of property from an employer in July 2021 following an investigation by St. George Police.
Police said in court documents that she stole $35,785 between September 2019 and February 2020 from Rheumatology Specialist Care in Kogarah – now known as Integrated Specialist Medical Care.
During the same period Del Busso stole $16,565 from the clinic’s Randwick location.
She was working as a receptionist for both the Kogarah and Randwick branches of the clinic.
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Del Busso is pictured on SAS Australia. The pressure of questioning soon became too much for the lingerie model, and she later left the show with her handcuffed armband.
The lingerie model and reality TV star, who is now based in Melbourne, had pleaded not guilty to both charges.
Del Busso was due to appear back in court in June 2021 but requested an adjournment amid Covid-19 travel restrictions, which was granted.
The Kogarah Clinic – now called Integrated Specialist Medical Care – provides an ‘integrated health care approach’ with rheumatology, neurology and nephrology services.
The allegations were followed by a lengthy investigation by detectives from St George Police in Sydney’s south.
Del Buso rose to fame after Josh Reynolds was accused of allegedly assaulting her – a video of a heated argument between the pair circulating online.
The charges against the rugby league player were dropped in February 2020.
In October 2020, she admitted on the reality TV show SAS Australia that she had faked multiple pregnancies and miscarriages while dating five-eighth, 31-year-old West Tigers, because she feared he would break up with her.