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GPHC accounts clerk in police custody for embezzlement

Sep 29, 2013 News

A female accounts clerk, attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Finance Department has been accused of embezzlement and is as such off the job.
Hospital officials are of the belief that the public servant embezzled approximately $3M.
The staffer was arrested Friday last and is presently in police keeping. Police sources confirmed that the Clerk is in custody but noted that the hospital’s administration is leaning towards resolving the matter “in a manner that will benefit them.”
Kaieteur News has learnt that the discovery was made during an audit. This newspaper understands that the suspect was directly responsible for the daily cash paid to the Finance Department and Petty Cash.  However, she did not admit to allegations of theft even though she couldn’t give an explanation for the missing cash.
It was reported that the missing $3M is an accumulated sum. But little is known about how long the money has been missing.
Several attempts made yesterday to contact GPHC officials for comments, proved futile.
The only official who answered a call was the Director of Financial Services, Mohamed Karimullah. However, when questioned on the issue, Karimullah’s response was, “I am not an official spokesperson for the Hospital; you need to contact our CEO (Chief Executive Officer) or PRO (Public Relations Officer).

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