The former chief financial officer (CFO) of Minter Ellison’s Adelaide arm, Craig Raneberg, has admitted to stealing A$2.7m (£1.8m) from the Australian law firm before fleeing to Thailand.

Raneberg, 47, who was arrested when he returned to Sydney to renew his visa, pled guilty last week (16 March) to making 70 unauthorised transactions over his eight years as Adelaide CFO at the top-tier Australian firm.