# Ex-National Gallery of Victoria employee allegedly stole $8m to buy phones for resale

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-24 08:38 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/sep/24/national-gallery-of-victoria-employee-allegedly-stole-8m-phone-scam-ntwnfb

> Victoria’s anti-corruption commission has charged a former senior National Gallery of Victoria employee with seven theft counts and one count of misconduct in public office. He allegedly used a gallery account to buy about $8m in mobile phones between September 2019 and September 2025, then sold them for personal gain. He is due in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 20 October.