Amman, June 29 (Petra) -- Internal control systems at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) uncovered an embezzlement case involving a former employee, and the case was referred to the competent authorities, RSS media spokesperson Raed Shawabkeh said on Monday.
The case involved a former employee who was convicted and sentenced for embezzling JD186,000, Shawabkeh told Petra.
He said the RSS respects judicial rulings, and commended the judiciary and security bodies for completing legal procedures.
Shawabkeh said the RSS formed an internal investigation committee, reviewing the records and checks before reporting the case to authorities for legal action.
It was an individual act by a former employee, who exploited his position as an accountant on a project managed under the project's own financial and administrative regulations, but subject to the oversight and supervision of the RSS, he said.
Investigations found that the employee forged a number of checks and cashed them for his personal benefit over an extended period before the RSS monitoring and oversight procedures detected the misconduct.
//Petra// NQ
