Two men will appear at the Suva Magistrates Court on Monday charged with allegedly defrauding the Education Ministry of close to $60,000.
The first accused is a 33-year-old clerical officer and has been charged with 68 counts of falsification of document and the second accused is charged with 43 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception.
Police spokesperson, Ana Naisoro said the transactions are alleged to have taken place between April 2012 to July this year.
It is alleged the first accused raised false vouchers together with bus fare ticket summaries under the name of the second accused claiming the 27-year-old was providing transportation to the students of a primary school.
Naisoro said the first accused then allegedly raised 43 cheque payments amounting to $59,403.80 drawn from the Permanent Secretary of Education Drawings account.
Story by: Tokasa Rainima
