Canberra gambler avoids jail for stealing over $70,000 from Master Builders Association while employed by organisation

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A man who stole over $70,000 from the Master Builders Association while working as its event organiser has been convicted of fraud in the ACT Supreme Court.

The court heard Luke Lowes did not intend to keep the ticket funds funnelled into his accounts, but hoped to have a gambling win…