Pakistani accountant accused of embezzling Dh 57,000

Dubai - He also allegedly embezzled Dh18,580, worth of sums which he collected from clients and did not put into the company's revenues.

An accountant, who was in charge of handling the books and finance of a company, and specialised in security services, 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 and powers that allowed him to have access to the company's money to breach the trust given to him and expropriated money, in cash and cheques, on different occasions.
He expropriated Dh39,240 worth of laptops and ipads and other electronics after communicating with the staff of a telecommunication provider customer service. He ordered the items for his workplace through e-order forms he forged, signed and sent to the other party, and made the company he worked for, pay for the purchases in monthly installments without them being aware of the orders.
He also allegedly embezzled Dh18,580, worth of sums 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, worth 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.
"He made those purchases through order forms he signed and sent to them. I also checked and found that he embezzled the sums he had collected from me to pay for some expenses, including the salaries of the cleaner and the PRO and some other bills just like he expropriated sums he received from our clients," the 35-year-old director told the investigating prosecutor.
The court is expected to give a verdict on December 4.
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