Pinoy, 4 others face UAE court for alleged P10.3-M fraud case
A Filipino and four others were charged before a United Arab Emirates court over allegations they defrauded a telecom firm of Dh842,000 (roughly P10,336,700) in bills by forging 300 applications to sell phones and data bundles, a UAE news site reported late Tuesday.
The Filipino, along with three Egyptians and an Iranian, were accused of using the fake applications between October 2013 and July 2014, Gulf News reported.
Prosecutors said the Filipino abused his authority to access the system of telecom firm etisalat to register the fake applications, to sell smartphones and data bundles at cheaper rates.
Also, they noted the Filipino salesman and the Egyptian driver, 37, worked for a company affiliated with etisalat based at Dubai International Airport and were considered public servants at the time.
Of the five, only the Filipino pleaded guilty to forgery, embezzlement, abusing his public work and fraud before presiding judge Shaikha Hamad at the Dubai Court of First Instance on Tuesday.
But three of the four others pleaded not guilty and denied the accusations against them. The fifth, the Egyptian driver, remains at large.
The Filipino was also accused of accessing five of his co-workers' systems illegally to register a long list of the forged applications.
Meanwhile, the Iranian vendor, 27, worked for a mobile phone store and was accused of selling the smartphones. Prosecutors said he had 100 iPhone 5s and sold them at his workplace.
An etisalat executive told prosecutors the Filipino abused his authority to access the system and input the details of the forged applications of fake clients.
On the other hand, a police lieutenant told prosecutors the Filipino was the first to be arrested. — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News
The Filipino, along with three Egyptians and an Iranian, were accused of using the fake applications between October 2013 and July 2014, Gulf News reported.
Prosecutors said the Filipino abused his authority to access the system of telecom firm etisalat to register the fake applications, to sell smartphones and data bundles at cheaper rates.
Also, they noted the Filipino salesman and the Egyptian driver, 37, worked for a company affiliated with etisalat based at Dubai International Airport and were considered public servants at the time.
Of the five, only the Filipino pleaded guilty to forgery, embezzlement, abusing his public work and fraud before presiding judge Shaikha Hamad at the Dubai Court of First Instance on Tuesday.
But three of the four others pleaded not guilty and denied the accusations against them. The fifth, the Egyptian driver, remains at large.
The Filipino was also accused of accessing five of his co-workers' systems illegally to register a long list of the forged applications.
Meanwhile, the Iranian vendor, 27, worked for a mobile phone store and was accused of selling the smartphones. Prosecutors said he had 100 iPhone 5s and sold them at his workplace.
An etisalat executive told prosecutors the Filipino abused his authority to access the system and input the details of the forged applications of fake clients.
On the other hand, a police lieutenant told prosecutors the Filipino was the first to be arrested. — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News
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