The former Ministry of Transport employee convicted of stealing thousands from the organisation tried to sneak back into its offices when she was under investigation.
Joanne Harrison, who is currently in jail for the $725,000 fraud, was caught on surveillance camera trying to sneak back into the ministry building on April 25 last year.
That is after her building access had been revoked, Stuff reports.
She also encouraged a contractor to enter ministry premises, get into her office, and leave an envelope in the payroll office.
“Two clandestine rendezvous with the contractor were arranged, one at night,” then ministry chief executive – and now auditor-general – Martin Matthews wrote on May 6 last year.
“You appear to be deliberately interfering with documents in the workplace at a time when your access has been restricted,” he continued.
Other documents obtained by Stuff reveal new chief executive Peter Mersi saying police are pursuing Harrison, her husband Pat Sharp and “at least one other party” to recover the money.
Harrison stole money from the ministry partly through invoicing fake companies.
An overhaul of the ministry is under way, Mersi says in the documents.
