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KUWAIT CITY, Sept 1 : The Misdemeanor Court sentenced the board chairman of a big real estate company to six months in prison for swindling a female citizen to the tune of KD 50,000. The Public Prosecution charged the suspect with deceiving the woman, using his capacity as head and …

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 28: The Criminal Court sentenced a youth to three-years imprisonment with hard labor on embezzlement and fraud charges. According to the charge sheet, the youth swindled a woman of KD 84 thousand after establishing an Instagram account with the name of a GCC royal member and using …

KUWAIT CITY, June 24:  Several consumers have filed complaints with the concerned authorities accusing some e-shopping websites of fraud and cheating, reports Al-Shahed daily. The daily added, some wellknown imitation products are sold only for KD 50 which originally cost around KD 450, especially branded watches and accessories. The sources …

Be circumspect in dealing with people who claim cultural office ties WASHINGTON, May 17, (KUNA): Kuwait’s cultural office in Washington DC called Wednesday on Kuwaiti students to be cautious when receiving false telephone calls, e-mails, or internet messages from fraudsters who claim to provide services for a fee. “We call …

KUWAIT CITY, May 9: The Commercial Court of Appeal has drawn the curtain on embezzlement at Sabah Al-Salem Cooperative Society case after 10 years of litigation by upholding the verdict of First Instance Court that ordered former board chairman of the society to pay KD 510,000.   The lawsuit filed …

KUWAIT CITY, May 7: The Misdemeanor Court has acquitted a warrant officer of Ministry of Interior who was accused of using excessive force on a Kuwaiti citizen during National Day celebrations by allegedly slapping him near Salhiya Police Station. Representing the police officer was Lawyer Abdulmohsen Al-Qattan who explained that …

KUWAIT CITY, April 30: A Kuwaiti citizen and an Iranian expatriate in their 30s respectively were apprehended by Ahmadi patrolmen at a security checkpoint in Mahboula area in possession of 58 pills of Larika. A security source said the two suspects hid the pills a cap to evade detection but …

KUWAIT CITY, March 25: The Misdemeanor Court acquitted a Kuwaiti citizen who was accused of conning a Kuwaiti woman by promising to marry her, and then taking KD 25,000 from her under the pretext of investing in a commercial venture. According to the case file, the plaintiff met the defendant …

Lawyer Hani Hussein acquitted KUWAIT CITY, March 14: The Court of Appeals cancelled the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance which sentenced an officer of rank “First Sergeant” from Ministry of Interior to ten-year imprisonment and dismissal from his job. The court instead imposed a fine of KD …

KUWAIT CITY, March 13: The Civil Circuit at the Court of Cassation ordered a company to pay KD 1.395 million in compensation to a Kuwaiti man who bought a real estate property and the deed of ownership was revoked. The case file indicated the plaintiff bought a property from a …