Three employees of a government school will stand trial on charges of embezzlement and forgery, the Public Prosecution’s Financial Crimes and Money Laundering Office announced today. The accused are alleged to have embezzled 86,000 dinars from school funds and forged official documents to facilitate the theft. The investigation began after the Ministry of Education reported financial and administrative irregularities at the school, raising suspicions of criminal activity among several employees, including members of the school’s finance committee and teachers. The Financial Crimes and Money Laundering Prosecution launched an immediate investigation, interviewing the head of the ministry’s internal investigation committee. The committee’s findings revealed the concealment of purchase invoices and supporting documents, along with the forgery of checks, invoices, and financial records used to embezzle school funds. A technical expert from the Ministry analysed the computers used by the accused, discovering that one of them had created and copied checks, retaining copies after altering the numbers. Evidence also showed the acquisition of a blank signature from an authorised signatory, along with copies of fake invoices, purchase offers, and check designs belonging to various merchants. The expert also found specialised software on the computer used for creating fake invoices and purchase orders. […]