Lawyer and National Federation Party candidate in the 2018 general elections, Semi Titoko and an accountant have been charged by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for their part in allegedly defrauding their client of $120,740.
Semi Titoko and Aporosa Ratuveikau of Qarcia Barristers and Solicitors in Rakiraki have both been charged with 8 counts of conversion by a trustee as they allegedly failed to properly account for monies received on behalf of a client.
Titoko has also been charged with perverting the course of justice arising from an alleged attempt to prevent the client from continuing a complaint to the Legal Practitioners Unit.
The matter will be called tomorrow in the Rakiraki Magistrates Court where the State will make an application for the matter to be transferred to the High Court.
