Man siphons off Dh2.2m in Dubai, 4 charged for aiding him

Dubai - According to the expert, procedures were overlooked and records were tampered with irregularities.

An Indian man, 49, has been charged in absentia at the Dubai Court of First Instance for allegedly embezzling Dh2.2 million from a public company he worked for as a financial and administrative manager.
Four others - a 51-year-old Filipina; two Indian accountants  both aged 38; and the main defendant's 44-year-old sister - have been charged with embezzling Dh70,000, Dh11,500, Dh35,000 and Dh19,000 respectively. All of them are also charged with aiding and abetting the main defendant to misappropriate the funds of the company.
The alleged wrongdoings ran from January 2011 to January 2015. A case was registered at Al Barsha police station.
According to the expert, procedures were overlooked and records were tampered with irregularities.
The next hearing is scheduled for February 3.
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