Ex-bank employee faces court over alleged $280,000 forgery offences

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A former bank officer who allegedly generated and altered bank statements and a motor vehicle policy has been charged with computer related forgery.

The Criminal Investigation Department’s Public Sector and Commercial Crime Unit have laid charges on him.

The accused is alleged to have committed the offences between the months of April to September 2024.

“The investigation revealed that whilst an employee of a bank, he allegedly generated and altered bank statements and a motor vehicle policy with the intent to facilitate the approval and disbursement of a loan of over $280,000 to five clients,” said Fiji Police Force.

The accused has been charged with six counts of Computer Related Forgery contrary to Section 9 (1)(a) of the Cyber Crimes Act 2021.

He will be produced at the Nadi Magistrates Court today.