"He stuffed bundles of cash into his bag..." Over a dozen employees of Turn 60, Australia's largest racetrack, are suspected of involvement in the 'collar' scandal.

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An employee of Australia's premier racing club was arrested by police on suspicion of stealing a large sum of cash from the racetrack's vault.

The UK's 'Daily Mail' reported on the 6th (Korea time) that "a 60-year-old employee of the Australian Turf Club (ATC) was arrested and charged with stealing $22,000 (32 million won) from the vault at Royal Randwick Racecourse."

The incident occurred on the 28th of last month. The New South Wales (NSW) police, who received a theft report, responded to the scene at Randwick around noon that day. Police arrested employee Charles Weston Jones (61) at the scene and seized $22,000 in cash. Jones was taken to Maroubra police station and subsequently charged with theft.

His crime was discovered when the ATC conducted an internal investigation after suspecting unauthorized removal of company property. Upon reviewing CCTV footage around the vault, the club found clear images of Jones stuffing cash haphazardly into his bag.

Separately, as a result of an ongoing investigation into other allegations of fund misappropriation, it is reported that approximately 12 ATC employees have recently left the company.

Steve McMurchy, ATC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who oversaw the internal investigation, expressed a strong determination to reform the organizational culture. He stated, "We are uprooting unacceptable outdated practices that have persisted for years," and emphasized, "While the majority of employees work diligently and honestly, we must definitely weed out the small number of individuals who are eroding the organization."

Currently, the ATC has filed a lawsuit with the NSW Supreme Court to freeze Jones's bank account. Jones, who was released on conditional bail, is scheduled to appear at Waverley District Court on the 27th for his trial.

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