PHOTO: Matthew Pullman told the court Mr Deutrom said he would find out who told head office. ABC News: Felicity James

A Darwin real estate agent accused of fraud warned a junior employee he would “pay” for reporting his suspicions to head office and that it “wasn’t in the spirit of Aussie mateship”, a court has heard.

Key points:

  • Chris Deutrom is on trial for allegedly diverting advertising rebates into his personal account
  • Mr Deutrom warned colleague he would “pay” for reporting fraud suspicions, court told
  • NT News general manager deleted advertising agreement at Deutrom’s request

Chris Deutrom is on trial for allegedly diverting advertising rebates from the NT News and realestate.com.au to his personal accounts in 2015 and 2016 when he managed the Elders Darwin real estate office.

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