A court in the Abai Region has sentenced an accountant at a children's and youth sports school accused of embezzling 8.3 million tenge, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office's official Telegram channel, the illegal payroll payments to employees of the children's and youth sports school were uncovered by the prosecutor's office of the Zharma district of the Abai Region.
"It was established that the accountant of the Zharma District Children's and Youth Sports School, a state-owned enterprise, illegally credited inflated salary amounts to her own bank account and to the account of the institution's records clerk over the course of two years," the supervisory agency said.
The unlawful actions caused damage to the state totaling 8.3 million tenge.
Based on the findings, the district prosecutor's office opened a criminal case and conducted a pre-trial investigation.
During the investigation, the accountant admitted her guilt and fully reimbursed the damage caused to the state.
By verdict of the Zharma District Court, she was found guilty of large-scale fraud and sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom, with a 5-year ban on holding certain positions.
The court's verdict has entered into legal force.