Employee arrested (47): Transferred €1.8 million from company in central Croatia to private accounts
Police have accused a 47-year-old man of embezzling nearly €1.9 million from the business account of a company in the Koprivnica-Križevci region over a period of years.
Employee arrested (47): Transferred €1.8 million from company in central Croatia to private accounts
Police in Koprivnica-Križevci County have arrested a man (47) who, according to suspicions, extracted money from the company that employed him over a period of years. By transferring funds to his own accounts, he obtained more than €1.8 million.
According to data published on the portal 24sata.hr, the embezzlement occurred from 2017 until the end of last year. The suspect allegedly transferred money from the company's account in multiple smaller transactions. In the accounts, he showed the funds as having been spent on business expenses, although the money ended up with him.
The company suffered damage of exactly €1,884,000. Officials suspect him of abuse of position in business and of producing forged business documents. A report will be submitted to the state prosecutor's office shortly.
Source: 24sata