The Federal Integrity Commission announced today, Sunday, the issuance of a sentence of 30 years in prison for a fugitive convict who embezzled funds from the accounts of Diyala Governorate.
A statement from the commission received by the news agency indicated that "the Federal Integrity Commission announced the issuance of three absentia sentences of imprisonment against a fugitive employee in the Diwan of Diyala Governorate, totaling 30 years to be served consecutively, for her conviction of embezzling funds from the operating account of the governorate."
The commission explained that "the Diyala Criminal Court/First Chamber issued three sentences of imprisonment for a period of 10 years each against the fugitive convict (Iman Aziz Hussein), who works in the accounting department of the governorate's Diwan, in the case revealed by the commission, which conducted the investigation and followed up and referred it to the judiciary."
It added that "the convicted individual had, during the year 2024, in collaboration with other employees, embezzled amounts from three checks drawn on the operating account of the governorate," noting that "her fugitive husband, who worked as an accountant in the Diwan of the governorate, was responsible for issuing the checks and delivering them to her, so she would, in turn, cash them and embezzle their funds for her personal benefit."
It further stated that "the court reviewed the testimony of the legal representative of Al-Rafidain Bank, who confirmed the disbursement of the check amount to the fugitive convict and the delivery of the amount to her," pointing out that "the court issued an arrest warrant against her and decided to seize her movable and immovable property, while reserving the right of the affected departments to refer to civil courts to claim compensation after the rulings acquire finality."