By KONOPA KANA, Post Courier 25/10/2012
A SENIOR Finance officer has been slapped with fraud charges for misappropriating public monies close to K1.4 million. This time, it was a woman officer.
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A SENIOR Finance officer has been slapped with fraud charges for misappropriating public monies close to K1.4 million. This time, it was a woman officer.
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Cathy Ali, 52, of Karkum Village in Madang Province appeared before the Waigani committal court for mention yesterday after she was arrested and charged with two counts of false pretence to defraud the state under section 404(1) of the Criminal Code Act.
According to police reports, on May 17, 2012, Mrs Ali submitted to the Central Supply Tendering Board (CSTB) a purported project submission for funding under the Log export levies and was genuinely approved by its trustee.
She allegedly persuaded CSTB to deliver the contract to Keve Loho Incorporated Land Group (ILG) property for a sum of K1,481,220.
Then on November 2, 2012, she again made a submission for another funding for the same landowner company, Keve Loho ILG, for a sum of K493,673.
Police arrested her on the charges and later released on a K5000 bail.
Whilst the matter was before the Committal court, the accused failed to turn up in court on two occasions to adhere to her charges.
The court then summoned her to appear in court on the third hearing which she did comply and appeared in court yesterday.
She was stood in the witness box, neatly dressed with a black suit and a black scarf when her charges were read to her by presiding magistrate, Cosmos Bidar.
Mrs Ali told the magistrate that she understood the chargers and will get a lawyer to represent her on the next hearing which was scheduled on November 27, 2012.
According to police reports, on May 17, 2012, Mrs Ali submitted to the Central Supply Tendering Board (CSTB) a purported project submission for funding under the Log export levies and was genuinely approved by its trustee.
She allegedly persuaded CSTB to deliver the contract to Keve Loho Incorporated Land Group (ILG) property for a sum of K1,481,220.
Then on November 2, 2012, she again made a submission for another funding for the same landowner company, Keve Loho ILG, for a sum of K493,673.
Police arrested her on the charges and later released on a K5000 bail.
Whilst the matter was before the Committal court, the accused failed to turn up in court on two occasions to adhere to her charges.
The court then summoned her to appear in court on the third hearing which she did comply and appeared in court yesterday.
She was stood in the witness box, neatly dressed with a black suit and a black scarf when her charges were read to her by presiding magistrate, Cosmos Bidar.
Mrs Ali told the magistrate that she understood the chargers and will get a lawyer to represent her on the next hearing which was scheduled on November 27, 2012.
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