Court official admits theft

A court official has admitted pocketing thousands of dollars paid in court fees in Taupo.

Toni Jan Harn, 41, of Rotorua, yesterday pleaded guilty in the Rotorua District Court to 28 charges of theft as a servant and two of forgery.

Police withdrew a further 21 charges of theft as a servant, two fraud charges, three burglary charges and charges of interfering with the justice process.

Harn was a Family Court clerk in Taupo. She admitted stealing the money between April last year and April this year.

Judge Phil Gittos said Harn would not be sentenced until she had stood trial on another charge.