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National January 6, 2021 KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency’s Corporate Crime Cell (CCC) has registered a case of money-laundering against an officer of the Utility Stores Corporation (Pvt) for allegedly laundering of money through his personal bank account and then purchasing properties. Muneer Ahmad, an officer of Utility Stores Corporation, is already confined to the Central Jail, Karachi, under FIR No.22/2020 registered in Oct by FIA CCC, Karachi, for embezzling millions of rupees from the national exchequer. The FIA sources said it is the first independent case of money laundering after laundering became a cognizable offense, following reforms in the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act 2010 in 2020. According to the FIA’s documents, the accused, Muneer Ahmed, allegedly embezzled Rs22.2 million from Pakistan Secretariat Store, Utility Stores Corporations (Pvt) Limited, and deposited the same in his private bank account, and purchased properties. During the inve ....
FIA books Utility Stores officer for money laundering National January 6, 2021 KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency’s Corporate Crime Cell (CCC) has registered a case of money-laundering against an officer of the Utility Stores Corporation (Pvt) for allegedly laundering of money through his personal bank account and then purchasing properties. Muneer Ahmad, an officer of Utility Stores Corporation, is already confined to the Central Jail, Karachi, under FIR No.22/2020 registered in Oct by FIA CCC, Karachi, for embezzling millions of rupees from the national exchequer. The FIA sources said it is the first independent case of money laundering after laundering became a cognizable offense, following reforms in the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act 2010 in 2020. According to the FIA’s documents, the accused, Muneer Ahmed, allegedly embezzled Rs22.2 million from Pakistan Secretariat Store, Utility Stores Corporations (Pvt) Limited, and deposited the same in his ....