In Belarus, specifically in Ostrovets, law enforcement officials have detained the chief accountant of a state organization for embezzling over $32,500 intended for online casino gambling, according to a report from the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The police revealed that the 35-year-old woman systematically transferred funds from the organization to her personal account over a period of six months. She disguised these transactions as purchases of household goods and payment for services, while falsifying information in the financial reports.
Additionally, she also deposited part of the incoming cash into her own account without reflecting these transactions in the cash documents. An investigation has been launched into the embezzlement, which involved abuse of official powers on a particularly large scale. The detained individual faces up to 12 years in prison.