Egyptian embezzles KD 500,000; Kuwaiti swindles woman of KD 29,000

KUWAIT CITY, June 22: A travel ban has been slapped on an unidentified Egyptian working for a well-known company for allegedly embezzling KD 500,000 from the company, in addition to failing to give account of 60 smart phones worth KD 10,000, destroying customers’ records and stealing invoices, reports Al-Anba daily.

According to a security source, the director of the company has filed a complaint with the Shuwaikh Police Station after he discovered financial irregularities. According to the complainant the suspect is said to have escaped with his passport but the Interior Ministry claims the suspect has not left the country. A security source confirmed that the case of embezzlement was referred to the Shuwaikh investigation in preparation for the defendant to be questioned for investigation and to know the fact that the company accused him of embezzlement and theft.

Woman cheated of KD 29K: Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department have arrested an unidentified Kuwait who is believed to be in his 50s for committing fraud, reports Al-Anba daily. During interrogation the man is said to have admitted to the charge of cheating a Kuwaiti woman and taking KD 29,000 from her to buy a plot of land in the UAE. Police investigation is underway to determine if the lady is the only person the suspect has cheated or if there are other people involved in the scam. According to a security source, the woman born in 1979 has filed a case with the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Police Station.