Tasmanian woman stole over $65k from Bupa to fund ‘lavish lifestyle’, court told

A Tasmanian makeup artist stole more than $65,000 from her former employer to fund her “lavish lifestyle”, a court has heard.

Olivia Rose Rodgers appeared before the Hobart Magistrates Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to 62 counts of dishonestly acquiring a financial advantage in relation to two years she spent working at Bupa Health Insurance.

The court heard the 31-year-old made multiple false insurance claims on behalf of family and friends, but she was the sole beneficiary of the money.

Police prosecutor Ann Edge told the court Rodgers would give various reasons to her family and friends about why the money would land in their bank accounts and then ask them to transfer the money into her account.

But this was not…