A Suva High Court staff responsible for revenue collection has been sentenced to one year and eleven months imprisonment for falsifying documents and obtaining a financial advantage.
Farzana Bano dishonestly falsified book copies and receipts and revenue collectors cash analysis sheets, with the intention of obtaining a gain from the Ministry of Justice.
Bano also obtained a financial advantage amounting to $11,715.60 for herself from the Ministry of Justice knowing that she was not eligible to receive the financial advantage.
She was charged by FICAC.
The incidents took place between 25th January and 20th March this year.
While delivering the sentence, Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili said that Bano’s actions have jeopardized the trust of the public.
He said there was evidence of pre-planning and she was re-offending for a period of three months.
Ratuvili said Bano’s actions deserve an imprisonment sentence.
