ACC launches probe into five-year school salary fraud

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into an alleged salary fraud scheme at a school that reportedly continued for five years. Three school employees—the administrator, human resources manager, and budget officer—were dismissed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) following an investigation. The scheme involved the salary of a foreign employee who had left the Maldives; after their departure, another name was inserted into the payroll, and payments were transferred to accounts linked to relatives of the budget officer. Approximately MVR 1.5 million was allegedly paid out. The matter came to light during a random audit by the Ministry of Education. No further details have been disclosed as the case remains under investigation.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into an alleged salary fraud scheme at a school that reportedly continued for five years. Three school employees—the administrator, human resources manager, and budget officer—were dismissed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) following an investigation. The scheme involved the salary of a foreign employee who had left the Maldives; after their departure, another name was inserted into the payroll, and payments were transferred to accounts linked to relatives of the budget officer. Approximately MVR 1.5 million was allegedly paid out. The matter came to light during a random audit by the Ministry of Education. No further details have been disclosed as the case remains under investigation.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into an alleged salary fraud scheme at a school that reportedly continued for five years. Three school employees—the administrator, human resources manager, and budget officer—were dismissed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) following an investigation. The scheme involved the salary of a foreign employee who had left the Maldives; after their departure, another name was inserted into the payroll, and payments were transferred to accounts linked to relatives of the budget officer. Approximately MVR 1.5 million was allegedly paid out. The matter came to light during a random audit by the Ministry of Education. No further details have been disclosed as the case remains under investigation.

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