STEPHEN Rundin, the man alleged to be behind the latest financial scandal to hit exclusive boys college Hale School, has been summonsed to appear before the Court of Petty Sessions next month and is likely to be charged with various stealing-as-a-servant offences.
The charges relate to a deficit of up to $20,000 in school funds.
Mr Rundin, who was the school’s director of finance and governance, confirmed he had been summonsed and would be likely to face stealing charges but disputed the figure of $20,000.
“It’s much less than that,” he said.
Mr Rundin has retained Laurie Levy as his lawyer to defend the charges.
Mr Levy said the charges were likely to relate to a total sum of money of between $10,000 and $15,000.
Major Fraud Squad detective sergeant Paul Langdon, the officer in charge of the case, has refused to comment on the matter until after charges have been laid.
Hale School principal Stuart Meade told WA Business News earlier this year that transactions totalling $18,520 had been referred to police for investigation. He said an Ernst and Young forensic accountant had made a detailed examination of various school records and presented the school with a comprehensive report on its findings in February.
Those findings also included a number of recommendations for tightening governance at the school.
Mr Meade said a number of those recommendations had been implemented and the school was working to put the remainder in place.
