Ex-WA public servant on credit card charge

A former West Australian Department of Commerce staffer has been charged with seven counts of stealing as a servant following an investigation by the Corruption and Crime Commission.

The Commission alleges the 46-year-old man unlawfully used his government credit card between May 2013 and January 2014 to buy a range of goods and services for private use.

The items included jewellery, restaurant meals and resort accommodation, as well as repairs to his private vehicle.

The alleged purchases total $1676.

The man, who was sacked in April, is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on July 28.