Three school staff dismissed over alleged five-year salary fraud

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has dismissed three employees of a school in the Male' area over an alleged salary fraud scheme that continued for five years. Those dismissed include the school's administrator, human resources manager, and a budget officer. The fraud involved claiming the salary of a foreign employee who had left the school, inserting another name into the payroll, and transferring payments to accounts linked to relatives of the budget officer. Over MVR 1.5 million was paid out between 2021 and the discovery. The scheme was uncovered during a random audit by the Ministry of Education, which referred the case for disciplinary action. It is unclear if the police or Anti-Corruption Commission are investigating.

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has dismissed three employees of a school in the Male' area over an alleged salary fraud scheme that continued for five years. Those dismissed include the school's administrator, human resources manager, and a budget officer. The fraud involved claiming the salary of a foreign employee who had left the school, inserting another name into the payroll, and transferring payments to accounts linked to relatives of the budget officer. Over MVR 1.5 million was paid out between 2021 and the discovery. The scheme was uncovered during a random audit by the Ministry of Education, which referred the case for disciplinary action. It is unclear if the police or Anti-Corruption Commission are investigating.

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has dismissed three employees of a school in the Male' area over an alleged salary fraud scheme that continued for five years. Those dismissed include the school's administrator, human resources manager, and a budget officer. The fraud involved claiming the salary of a foreign employee who had left the school, inserting another name into the payroll, and transferring payments to accounts linked to relatives of the budget officer. Over MVR 1.5 million was paid out between 2021 and the discovery. The scheme was uncovered during a random audit by the Ministry of Education, which referred the case for disciplinary action. It is unclear if the police or Anti-Corruption Commission are investigating.

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