Integrity reveals cases of waste of public money, fraud and embezzlement in Wasit

Monday 26 July 2021 12:33
 
Baghdad / NINA / - The Investigation Department of the Integrity Commission announced that it had seized cases of waste of public money, fraud and embezzlement in a number of Wasit governorate departments, noting that seizures had been carried out, including the Kut Municipality, the Directorate of Nationality, Civil Status, Passports and Residence, the Directorate of Sewage and the General Tax Authority.

The department said, according to a statement by the authority: "The investigation office team seized the files of the northern and southern fruits and vegetables in Kut, which indicates that the Kut Municipality - Tenancy Division did not collect the rents and occupation fees owed by the tenants of the two lofts, despite the expiry of the specified period for the payment of premiums It led to a waste of public money, with more than 4 billion and 250 million dinars."
 
In a second operation, the team that moved to the Directorate of Nationality, Civil Status, Passports and Residence confirmed the existence of cases of fraud and embezzlement in the 2017 revenues received in the Directorate in an amount of approximately 340 million dinars, and was able to seize the original (41) accounting receipts for the payment of sovereign service fees. For 2017, two records for document movement control, and (16) revenue schedules approved by the governorate treasury, as well as administrative orders for the accounts manager and treasurer in the directorate.

In another operation, the team seized (11) gas oil cut-off forms in the Sewerage Directorate, due to an increase in the actual amount of gas oil in the tank compared to the supplied amount, with a difference of (22,761) liters.

In another process, the team moved to the branch of the General Authority for Taxes in the governorate, and revealed the presence of irregularities in the files of the owner of one of the companies, represented by the absence of a tax stamp in the assessment notes; For the purpose of not deducting the amounts owed by the taxpayer and allowing him to evade tax, as well as granting the taxpayer a clearance; Although he did not submit final accounts for the years (2018-2021). / End 9

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