Police investigate a case of theft of a sum of money exceeding 490 thousand euros, which proceeded to the arrest of a 31-year-old man[/B], who allegedly appropriated the money, from a company in which he worked.
The suspect was arrested on a court warrant and taken into custody for the purpose of investigating the case.
According to the evidence under investigation, the 31-year-old allegedly issued bank cheques in his name from the company, which he cashed in cash.[/B] The cheques were allegedly already signed by the president and the company's accountant, but without any other information, such as the amount of money and details of the beneficiary.
The blank cheques were in the possession of the suspect for the purpose of various payments relating to the operations of the company and by filling in his details as beneficiary, and various sums of money, the suspect allegedly obtained the large sum of money.
The theft of the money was discovered after an audit and related to the period from the year 2020 to date. A complaint to the police was made by a shareholder of the company yesterday afternoon.
For the purposes of investigating the case, a court warrant was issued for the arrest of the 31-year-old suspect, who was arrested shortly before 1.00pm on Sunday.
The case is being investigated by the Kofinou Regional Police Station, in cooperation with the Larnaca Police Station.
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