SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE TRUST ACCOUNTANT NABBED

The Drug Enforcement Commission -DEC- has arrested an Accountant at SOS Children’s Village Trust for Theft by Servant and Money Laundering involving over 24-million kwacha.

The Commission has charged and arrested BRIAN MTONGA.

DEC Public Relations Officer HUSSEIN KHAN says Mr. MTONGA 40, in his capacity as Accountant at SOS Children’s Village Trust jointly and whilst acting with other persons between January, 2017 and December, 2021 did steal over 24.2-million kwacha proper
y of SOS Children’s Village.

Mr. KHANA says the money was stolen by fraudulently transferring it into his personal accounts and later purchased several motor vehicles and two plots.

Mr. KHAN has also revealed that the DEC has charged and arrested a Chinese national for fraud and Possession of Property Suspected of Being Proceeds of Crime.

He says HUANG JIANLAN has been charged and arrested for Operating a Casino without a License, Forgery and Uttering of False Documents and Possession of Property Suspected of Being Proceeds of Crime.

Mr. KHAN adds that the 55-year-old suspect and Director for Lisboa Casino Limited of Kitwe jointly and whilst acting together with other persons between January, 2020 and December, 2022, operated Lisboa Casino without a license.

He says JIANLAN further forged a casino license which was uttered to the general public by way of display in the casino purporting that the said license was duly issued by the Ministry of Tourism and Arts when in fact not.

Mr. KHAN has told ZNBC News in a statement that the two are on bond and will appear in court soon.

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