Senior SA State Government executive Veronica Theriault has been arrested, charged and sacked for alleged dishonesty amid bizarre claims she used multiple identities, faked a CV and lied to get her job. The Government dumped the top public servant in charge of sensitive computer services amid fears it is the victim of an elaborate Hollywood-style scam. Department of Premier and Cabinet staff were told in July that a woman named Veronica Theriault would become chief information officer, a position that pays up to $244,000 a year. It can be revealed she was sacked, just seven weeks after starting on August 3, and has now been charged by police with offences related to dishonesty. The department has launched an urgent review of its hiring processes.
