Andrea Lowe, PA to former Police Minister Jennifer Rankine to stand trial over $1m scam Standing trial: Andrea Lowe outside court. THE personal assistant to former Police Minister Jennifer Rankine has been ordered to stand trial over her alleged involvement in a $1 million embezzlement ring. Andrea Lowe, 28, of Henley Beach South, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court this afternoon. She is one of seven people charged over an alleged racket that siphoned $1 million from the Victims of Crime Compensation Fund between October 2008 and August 2012. The alleged racket was exclusively revealed by adelaidenow in August last year, soon after Lowe's husband, Nicholas, was arrested. At that time, Andrea Lowe was on sick leave from her position with Ms Rankine due to pregnancy. In October last year, Ms Rankine told parliament the allegations had created "an incredibly distressing time for both myself and my staff." Prosecutors have alleged Nicholas Lowe abused his position within the Crown Solicitors Office to carry out the embezzlement. They have alleged he had delegation to approve compensation claims of less than $10,000 - the majority of claims paid out of the fund. Nicholas Lowe allegedly approved claims of between $10,000 and $50,000 to benefit himself and others. In the District Court last month, Lowe and several of his co-accused - Travis James Langston, James Peter Moore, Kane Peter Dominey and Steven James Langston - pleaded guilty to multiple dishonesty offences. Andrea Lowe was due to face court today for a Rule 20 argument - a hearing in which defence counsel contest the strength of prosecution evidence filed in the case. However Michael Woods, for Lowe, said his client was ready to enter pleas to the charges. Lowe pleaded not guilty to four counts of aiding and abetting her husband arising from alleged incidents in October 2009, March 2010, January 2011 and May 2012. She further denied four counts of deceiving an employee of the Crown Solicitors Office in order to secure a benefit, over the same dates. Lowe also pleaded not guilty to one count of abusing public office in May 2012, and one count of impeding an investigation in August 2012. Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Bolton remanded Lowe on continuing bail to face the District Court next month.