Arab salesman accused of laundering BD163,000

An Arab national employee laundered BD163,000 in collaboration with a Filipino woman, the High Appeals Court heard. The defendant is said to have been working as a salesman and he exploited his post to embezzle money from his company during his four-year tenure.

He was assisted by the Filipino woman, who received the money from him and transferred to her bank account in the Philippines. Investigations found that the defendant had managed to buy many land plots in his country and he had several bank accounts. The crimes occurred during the 2010-2014 period before the company discovered his wrongdoing.