Three Air Niugini Staff arrested for Fraud
On the 29 August 2019 at Port Moresby, National Capital District, Detectives from the National Fraud & Anti-Corruption Directorate in Port Moresby arrested and charged following three staff members of Air Niugini:
1. Wilma Dongo age 27 of Mapos village Mumeng District Morobe Province;
2. Dorothy Jarick age 27 of Ali Village, Aitape Lumi District, West Sepik Province;
3. Terry Laka age 34 of Kapari Village, Abau District, Central Province with One count each Conspiracy to defraud and one count each of Misappropriation of property valued at K603, 932.90 the property of Business Travel Centre Limited trading as Air Niugini.
They were all employed by Air Niugini as cashiers when they committed the offences. Individually, Wilma Dongo misappropriated K267, 554.00 for her own use, Dorothy Jarick misappropriated K237, 000.00 for her own use and Terry Laka misappropriated K96,956.00 for his own use. The monies have come into their possessions on the account of their employer by virtue of their employment and duty and responsibilities, however, defrauded their employer.
The three were senior cashiers working at Business Travel Centre (BTC) Waterfront Konedobu ticket sales office and developed a scheme whereby they would take out cash and hoped to balance it the next day, however, they failed to have cash balanced the next day which led to huge cash short fall which accumulated. They all colluded together and came up with the scheme.
The matter was reported National Fraud & Anti-Corruption Directorate for investigation by the management of Air Niugini. At the completion of the police investigation into the matter, they were invited to the NFACD office at Knedobu where they were all individually interviewed. They admitted to their crimes.
After the interview was concluded, and after the arrest and charge procedure was completed, they were taken to Boroko Police Station where they were placed in the cells.
The arrest of the trio completes this investigation and no other arrests are expected on the matter. They will appear at Waigani District Court for mention this week.
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1. Wilma Dongo age 27 of Mapos village Mumeng District Morobe Province;
2. Dorothy Jarick age 27 of Ali Village, Aitape Lumi District, West Sepik Province;
3. Terry Laka age 34 of Kapari Village, Abau District, Central Province with One count each Conspiracy to defraud and one count each of Misappropriation of property valued at K603, 932.90 the property of Business Travel Centre Limited trading as Air Niugini.
The three were senior cashiers working at Business Travel Centre (BTC) Waterfront Konedobu ticket sales office and developed a scheme whereby they would take out cash and hoped to balance it the next day, however, they failed to have cash balanced the next day which led to huge cash short fall which accumulated. They all colluded together and came up with the scheme.
The matter was reported National Fraud & Anti-Corruption Directorate for investigation by the management of Air Niugini. At the completion of the police investigation into the matter, they were invited to the NFACD office at Knedobu where they were all individually interviewed. They admitted to their crimes.
After the interview was concluded, and after the arrest and charge procedure was completed, they were taken to Boroko Police Station where they were placed in the cells.
The arrest of the trio completes this investigation and no other arrests are expected on the matter. They will appear at Waigani District Court for mention this week.
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