Man allegedly used different names to steal

A MAN, 31, charged with concealing criminal property – a fraudulent cheque for K84,172 will be tried in the National Court, Waigani committal court Magistrate Paul Puri Nii says.
Nii, in his ruling yesterday, told Benjamin Yasim, from Teremanda, Wabag in Enga, that witnesses had provided enough evidence for a prima fisca case.
The case was adjourned to July 4 for listing in the National Court.
It was alleged that on April 8, 2020, a BSP fraudulent cheque for K84,172 was deposited in the Kina Bank account of Niugini Electrical and Refrigeration Ltd.
Police alleged that on April 14, 2020, when the cheque was cleared by Kina, funds were transferred out to different personal accounts in the same bank.
Yasim has a Kina Bank account under the name Konny Enoch.
Police claimed that a PNG driving licence and work identification card presented during the opening of the account were fraudulent.
However, Yasim told the police that his name was Benjamin Yasim but Konny Enoch was his other name.
When questioned by the police about the money in his account, he told the police that a person by the name of Francis Cisco was using his Kina Bank card at the time of the allegation.
Police finally alleged that he was using different names by producing fake school certificates, police clearance and work IDs to open bank accounts in BSP, Kina and Westpac respectively.
These accounts were used to facilitate fraudulent payments since 2019, police said.