Three former executives of a major supermarket chain have been charged for their alleged involvement in deceptively obtaining more than $200,000 between 2011 and 2016 whilst employed at Supermarkets headquarters in Nasinu.
The first accused is the company's former Chief Finance Officer, while the second accused is the former CEO and the third accused is the former Human Resources Payroll Clerk.
Police say the three are alleged to have paid additional salaries to themselves which was picked up during an internal audit conducted by the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service in 2017 and the matter was referred to the Criminal Investigations Department's Anti‑Money Laundering Unit.
The first accused is alleged to have received more than $99,000, while the second accused is alleged to have received $75,000 while the 3rd accused is alleged to have received more than $46,000.
The first accused has been charged with 7 counts of money laundering, the second accused has been charged with 4 counts of money laundering and the 3rd accused is facing 79 counts of money laundering.
The three will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today.
