In the West Kazakhstan region, a kindergarten accountant is suspected of embezzling over 30 million tenge in budget funds. The woman illegally transferred herself an increased salary, reports infohub.kz.
According to the official website of the regional prosecutor's office, in the Syrym district, a kindergarten accountant for five years unjustifiably transferred additional funds to her bank accounts beyond the salary approved by the staffing table.
As a result of the prosecutor's inspection, it was established that the total amount of illegal payments exceeded 30 million tenge. On this fact, the district prosecutor's office initiated a pre-trial investigation under paragraph 2 of part 4 of Article 189 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Embezzlement on an especially large scale).
The case was sent for further investigation to the Department of Economic Investigations for the West Kazakhstan region. Currently, investigative measures are being carried out.
The sanction of this article provides for punishment of up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property and a ban on holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities.