Three people charged with allegedly obtaining over $60,000 through fraudulent means from the Fiji National Provident Fund have been granted bail.
Taniela Samu-ti-toga who is a travel agent, Waisake Tabualevu who is a military officer and Jijilia Vosataki who is a welder appeared before Magistrate Deepika Prakash.
They will take their plea on the 5th of November.
Samutitoga is alleged to have given a forged certificate of title to Tabualevu and Vosataki to be used for the withdrawal of funds from the FNPF.
Police say the document was allegedly altered and used by a former FNPF staff who already faces similar charges to assume that Tabualevu and Vosataki were prospective buyers of a property.
It is alleged that Tabualevu and Vosataki then submitted their Urban Housing Assistance form to FNPF and upon its acceptance, dishonestly gained $64,200 which was released from their FNPF account.
The money was allegedly shared amongst all the accused persons.
Meanwhile, FNPF’s Chief Executive Officer, Jaoji Koroi has reassured that members’ funds are safe.
Koroi says it has zero tolerance for fraudulent activities and will not hesitate in referring breaches to its processes to the relevant authorities.
The Fund has also strengthened its withdrawal guidelines and internal processes to prevent the recurrence of illegal activities.
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