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Sharjah court reopens bank fraud case

Sharjah - The bank manager testified in the court that he found that the suspect had processed applications without the customers' knowledge and even signed their applications.

 The Sharjah Misdemeanor Court has reopened a bank fraud case in which a 34-year-old woman was sentenced to one year in jail.
The Emirati defendant was accused of forging documents to issue fake debit cards and embezzling money from seven customers' account. As per the court records, the woman, an ex-employee of a Sharjah-based bank allegedly managed to get the debit cards in the name of seven Arab and GCC citizens, six of whom were outside the UAE, and withdraw Dh529,500.
The bank manager testified in the court that he found that the suspect had processed applications without the customers' knowledge and even signed their applications.
However, the 34-year-old UAE national denied the accusations and said that her colleagues could also do this. The internal bank system, however, indicated she was the culprit.
The legal advisor of the bank said that the woman withdrew the money two months after her termination.
One of the customers informed the bank that the money was withdrawn from his account. Later, the bank discovered that it had happened to other customers as well.
The Misdemeanor Court sentenced the woman, in absentia, to one year in jail.
However, the defendant's lawyer challenged the verdict and sought evidence to prove that his client is guilty of charges, which led to the reopening of the case.
amira@khaleejtimes.com 

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