<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The former private secretary of billionaire philanthropist Judith Neilson has been charged with dozens of counts of fraud. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Annalouise Spence, 50, was arrested at her home in Erskineville in Sydney's inner west yesterday after she allegedly used a business credit card to make more than $1 million worth of purchases. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Detectives now claim she made 350 fraudulent purchases over a two-year period to fund a lavish lifestyle.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-officers-injured-separate-shooting-incidents-south-west-sydney/a3941bc5-3e15-498c-a8fd-c096900a9c2e"><strong><span>Boxer fighting for life after 'gangland hit', multiple police attacked in Sydney</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> Police will allege Spence used the billionaire's black American Express card, spending $1.6 million between March 2023 and September 2025. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Purchases allegedly included $400,000 on travel, more than $300,000 on clothes and nearly $200,000 on jewellery. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Clothing and artwork was seized by detectives during a raid of her home and a storage unit in Campbelltown. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/annalouise-spence-court-updates-former-private-secretary-of-billionaire-philanthropist-judith-neilson-charged-with-fraud/f901fd8a-be68-4ab7-922e-4e588d6f8c43" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Applying for bail this afternoon, Spence's lawyer said she was suffering from severe mental health issues, including PTSD and bipolar. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Spence's lawyer said she had paid back more than $800,000 so far to her former employer. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite her attempt to pay back her alleged debts, she was refused bail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>