Former MP Craig Thomson's union labelled payments to escorts as meetings, a court has heard. Source: AAP
FORMER MP Craig Thomson's union-issued credit card made payments to escorts which were labelled meetings, entertainment and teleconferencing in the union's accounting records, a court has been told.
Thomson, 49, has been charged with dozens of dishonesty offences over the alleged misuse of his credit cards while general secretary of the Health Services Union (HSU) and a federal MP.
Victoria Police forensic accountant Gerard Curtin, who compiled a report based on bank statements and HSU records, said $5993 had been paid to six escort agencies from Thomson's Commonwealth Bank MasterCard.
He said the payments were classified as "Meetings National Office", entertainment or teleconferencing in the HSU's accounting files.
Of the $164,556 spent on the card, some $35,634 was not reconciled in the HSU's books, Mr Curtin said.
Under cross-examination from Thomson's barrister Greg James, Mr Curtin said the union's classification for expenses was slipshod.
"I would not put them down as reliable," Mr Curtin told the court.
Thomson has pleaded not guilty to 145 charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception over the alleged misuse of $28,449 between 2002 and 2008.
The hearing continues on Thursday before Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg.
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