ordered to pay $20k
A social worker who used other people’s names to sign up for food parcels and supermarket vouchers meant for struggling families has been censured for her conduct and ordered to pay $20,000.
Jacqui Wastney was working for VisionWest in Christchurch at the time, which co-ordinated food parcels from supplier 0800 Hungry to give to people in need.
Over the course of a year Wastney signed people up for the service but they never actually received their boxes. Prosecuting lawyers alleged she was keeping the food for herself but a disciplinary tribunal investigating her conduct couldn’t prove on the balance of probabilities that she was.
It did, however, find her guilty of misconduct, censuring her and ordering her to pay $20,000 in court costs.
Link to article: Social worker falsified forms for food parcels meant for hungry families, ordered to pay $20k - NZ Herald
