Woman, 28, facing 84 fraud charges in court

A WOMAN facing 84 fraud charges appeared in the Waigani Committal Court yesterday accused of transferring K127,000 in total from a company bank account to her personal account in another bank.
Vavine Elizabeth Emil, 28, from Yumbukul village in Kavieng , New Ireland has been charged with 21 counts each of false pretence, misappropriation, money laundering and stealing.
Magistrate Cosmas Bidar made a final adjournment to June 30, saying that police had prepared the files and they would be ready within in two weeks.
Police alleged that between May and Dec last year, Emil fabricated 21 invoice payments for which had used her user-word and password to transfer funds totalling K127,000 into her BSP account.
It was alleged that 21 transactions involved Oriental Consultants Global Co Ltd’s account at BSP.
Their records showed that the transfers were made from ANZ account to her personal BSP account.
Police alleged that the transfers were disguised as bill payments to various businesses.
Emil started working as an accounts clerk for Kramer Ausenco, a sub-consultant company with Oriental Consultant Global on Feb 15, 2018.
Kramer Ausenco allegedly confirmed that the BSP account the money was transferred to was Emil’s account and it was alleged that the company used to pay her salary into that same account.
Oriental Consultants Global is a spin-off company, from Japanese consultant firm Oriental Consultants Co. Ltd established on Dec 24, 1957, consists of its entire overseas activity and its extensive international experience in more than 150 countries worldwide.