Duo jailed for embezzling Dh1m from bank

Dubai: A visitor and a clerk have been jailed for three years each for forging an Emirates ID that they used to defraud a local bank of Dh1 million in cash and credit cards.

The Dubai Court of First Instance convicted the Pakistani visitor, G.A., and his countryman clerk, I.A., of forging the Emirates ID and using it to apply for loans and credit cards from the bank.

Presiding judge Mohammad Jamal said the two accused will be deported following the completion of their punishments.

The forged documents will be confiscated, according to Sunday’s judgement.

G.A. was convicted of embezzling Dh480,000 in the form of a bank loan and a credit card.

I.A. embezzled around Dh490,000 in the form of a bank loan and a credit card as well.

The defendants pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court. They denied forging the Emirates ID or defrauding the bank.

A director at the bank testified to prosecutors that he reported the matter to the police after discovering that the defendants had provided them with forged documents when they applied for loans.

The primary ruling remains subject to appeal within 15 days.