A 48 year old man who stole $120,000 from a shipping company has been charged by Police.
Charges have been laid by the Criminal Investigation Department’s Major Fraud & Economic Crime Unit.
It is alleged that while employed as a supervisor/manager of an inter-island shipping company in Rakiraki between November 2020 to December 2022, he stole more than one hundred and twenty thousand dollars which was deposited directly to his personal account.
Police say the incident was discovered when company management in Suva noticed a drop in income from its Rakiraki branch.
An internal investigation found that some ticket books were missing whereby a report was lodged.
Investigations revealed that some companies were depositing their fares into the accused’s personal account.
The accused has been charged with one count of theft and will be produced at the Rakiraki Magistrates Court today.