Australian woman who blames brother-in-laws ‘advances’ for fraud case

A woman accused of fleecing a company out of nearly £900,000 is facing extradition to Australia. Annie Melanie Lucas, 59, claims her brother-in-law invented the case against her after she rejected his sexual advances. Her argument has now been rejected and Lucas faces an imminent to return to Australia, where she could serve up to ten years imprisonment. She allegedly transferred $1,689,756,64 AUD (£883,000) into her account between the period of July 2007 and May 2013. Lucas, who moved to Australia when…