Accountant accused of embezzling Dh57,000

dubai — An accountant has been charged with fraud, breach of trust and forgery after he allegedly embezzled more than Dh57,000 from his workplace.

The Court of First Instance heard that the 37-year-old Pakistani employee abused his post. He expropriated Dh39,240 worth of laptops and iPads and other electronics after communicating with a telecommunication provider. He ordered the items through e-order forms he forged, signed and sent to the other party, and made the company he worked for, pay for the purchases.

He also allegedly embezzled Dh18,580 which he collected from clients and did not put into the company’s revenues.

The complaint was filed in August to Al Muraqqabat police. The discrepancies were exposed by the company’s Saudi director. “One week prior to the complaint, I was contacted by a customer service employee from another company asking me whether we needed more laptops and tablets. I learned from him that our company’s accountant had ordered and received three laptops and an iPad,” she said. She checked the bills and found the purchases amounted to Dh19,620, price of the laptops and iPad. When she visited the telecommunication provider branch, she found that the accountant had also purchased Dh18,720 worth of smart phones with their SIM cards.

The court is expected to give a verdict on December 4.

mary@khaleejtimes.com