AMMAN —
The Public Integrity and Anti-Corruption prosecutor on Monday detained six
employees from the National Agricultural Research Center accused of embezzling
some JD3 million for 15 days pending investigations, according to Ammon News.
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He also ordered the
seizure of their movable and immovable assets and banned them from travel.
Among them is a
former general manager, a representative of the Audit Bureau, a financial
manager, a project accountant, an internal control official, and the director
of the director’s office, charged with embezzlement, abuse of office, wasta,
nepotism, and waste of public funds.
According to an
Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission source, the detainees had collaborated
between 2012 and 2017 to commit forgery and conclude fictitious contracts with
researchers and specialists, writing checks in the names of these specialists
and cashing them, and hiring relatives who would not actually work.
According to the source,
the investigation revealed that the suspects forged the seal of the Audit
Bureau to stamp fake invoices and documents.
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