A police officer and former bank officer appeared in the $233,230.27 money laundering case in the Suva Magistrates Court this afternoon.<\/p>\n
They both have been granted bail on conditions of not to re-offend, two sureties each, a non-cash bond of $5,000 each, they are not allowed to change their address, they have to surrender their passport to the court, they cannot interfere with the witnesses and a stop departure has been issued against them.<\/p>\n
Sofia Khan a former reconciliation officer at the ANZ Bank is charged with 8 counts of fraudulent falsification of accounts and eight counts of money laundering while Jean Baleinabuli, a police officer, is charged with 20 counts of money laundering.<\/p>\n
It is alleged that between 2nd May 2022 and 13th February 2023, Sofia Khan fraudulently falsified multiple accounts and stole $233,230.27 from ANZ which she laundered into her defacto partner, Jean Baleinabuli\u2019s ANZ account.<\/p>\n
The two then allegedly used the money to build and upgrade two houses in Nausori.<\/p>\n
The case has been adjourned to 18th July.<\/p>\n
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