A Melbourne man who conned his way into a $400,000 job with Myer has been ordered to perform 400 hours of unpaid work after admitting he used fake resumes to land several high-profile jobs.
Andrew Jeffrey Flanagan had secured, then lost, senior positions he was not qualified for at Bendigo Health, the Australian Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Specialty Fashion Group before Myer reported him to police.
The 47-year-old father of four accepted the position of Myer's General Manager Strategy and Business Development with a salary package worth $400,000 last June.
But he was fired on his first day after a representative for a company Flanagan had falsely claimed to have worked for contacted Myer and revealed the lie.
After being confronted by Myer's corporate affairs manager Flanagan said he would retrieve proof of employment documents from his home and return to Myer at 5pm, but he never did.
He pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of attempting to obtain financial advantage by deception in relation to Myer and three counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception in relation to the other jobs.
Victorian County Court Judge Gerard Mullaly heard the other three matters were only discovered by police after Myer contacted them.
Prosecutor Stephen Devlin told the court on Friday Flanagan had arranged for a friend to provide false referees, including impersonating the chief executive of Bendigo Health, John Mulder.
Flanagan's offending was sophisticated and planned, Mr Devlin said.
Defence barrister Sean Cash said at the time of the offending, Flanagan's social judgment was eroded by his bipolar disorder which was not being properly treated.
He was experiencing "grandiose hyper-mania", Mr Cash said.
Flanagan had no prior criminal history and was "intending to draw heavily on his bank of goodwill", in his plea, Mr Cash said.
Judge Mullaly ordered Flanagan to serve a three-year community corrections order, including 400 hours of unpaid work, and undergo alcohol and mental health treatment.
He warned Flanagan jail awaits if he does not comply with the conditions of his CCO.
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