Embezzlement Scandal: Unveiling the Truth Behind the Millions Stolen from an Investment Bank in Gharbia

2023-07-05 19:45:00

The embezzlement of a responsible employee in an investment bank in Gharbia has aroused interest and attention, as the Mahalla Al-Kubra First Prosecution is conducting extensive investigations into the case.

The matter relates to the seizure of sums of money from the bank’s clients’ accounts in Mahalla, at a value of more than 70 million pounds, which were stolen at different times.

The Public Prosecution seeks to reveal the circumstances of the incident, determine responsibilities, and take the necessary legal measures once morest the accused.

incident discovery

It was reported that Dr. Abdel-Moati El-Samnoudi, one of the affected clients, discovered that an amount of EGP 6,600,000 disappeared from his account in an investment bank in the period from August 2022 to February 2023.

Immediately, the doctor filed an official complaint with the bank administration and the central bank and a report to the prosecution, indicating that one of the bank employees seized the amount and the money of some depositors, exceeding 70 million pounds.

The Public Prosecution proceeded with the investigations, in the report No. 1260, Administrative First in Mahalla, issued by the bank branch management in Mahalla once morest the employee, and quickly requested investigations by the General Administration to combat public money crimes.

Prosecution investigations

Public Prosecution investigations revealed that the accused employee, “A.A,” seized the money of many clients, including an obstetrician-gynecologist called “MA.” He seized 1.5 million pounds from her account, and the accused returned the seized amount from her account following discovering the incident. .

Investigations also revealed that the Central Bank sent a memorandum containing the names of 6 other clients whose money was seized from their bank accounts through the same accused employee.

Formal complaint to the central bank

The Public Prosecution heard the statements of Dr. Abd al-Moati al-Samanudi, the author of the communication, who confirmed that he was surprised by the embezzlement of 6 million and 600 thousand pounds from his account in the bank, and that he submitted an official complaint to the Central Bank and the main bank in Cairo to reveal the circumstances of the embezzlement of his funds.

Ayman Essam, the legal advisor, the lawyer for the author, revealed that the accused employee made a loan in the name of his client without knowing anything regarding him, and the bank deducts 20,000 pounds per month, the value of the monthly installment of the loan that he did not obtain.

The legal advisor called for the need to extract an account statement for the period from 2019 until now to show the balances and amounts that were seized.

On the other hand, the bank management formed a committee to examine the abuses and irregularities committed by the employee in the bank, and prepared a detailed report and submitted it to the bank management in Cairo and the Central Bank, which revealed that the employee transferred money from the deposits of the complainant to the owners of real estate offices and car offices.

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