Embezzler found guilty

Car purchase fraud exposed

M.N., a 41-year-old Indian, received one year in jail followed by deportation for using an Emirati’s passport and cheque from a closed bank account to purchase a used car online. The man said he wanted to buy the car for his Emirati employer and asked the victim to send a copy of the car’s ownership and history to him. M.N then told the seller he was interested in buying the car and sent him a copy of the Emirati’s passport and cheque. The convict got help from several accomplices, all of whom have absconded.

court employee embezzled Dh48,000

A public prosecution employee has been given a suspended one-year jail term for embezzling Dh48,000. The Iranian employee admitted before the Dubai Criminal Court that he stole the amount from a Syrian man who deposited it with the prosecutor’s office to settle a bounced-cheque case. The swindle was exposed when the Syrian inquired and found the case still pending. The Iranian admitted he used the money to clear his debt, but added that he paid back the amount in full. He was made to stand trial for embezzlement nevertheless when the Syrian inquired about the case and found it still pending. A prosecution probe found that their employee took the money.

hashish haul at checkpoint

Two Omani men are being tried (one in absentia) at Dubai court for drug possession after they were arrested at the Oman-Hatta border checkpoint. A search on one yielded 5.22gm of hashish wrapped in paper. One pleaded guilty while the other was a no-show.