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The Federal Integrity Commission announced on Monday the arrest of an employee in one of the municipalities' departments in Nineveh province for embezzling collected fees from shop owners in violation of the law. According to a statement, an investigative team from Nineveh Directorate moved to the New Mosul municipal sector on the right side of Mosul city, following information about illegal fee collection from shop owners and the misappropriation of those funds. After conducting investigations, the team managed to apprehend the employee who collected fees using official receipts, manipulating their carbon copies to conceal the embezzlement. The statement confirmed that the accused admitted to embezzling funds for over a year and a half. The manipulated receipt books were seized as criminal evidence. Authorities continue auditing and investigating to determine the total amount embezzled. It was noted that an official seizure report was prepared under a judicial memorandum, and the accused along with the evidence were presented to the judge of the Nineveh Integrity Court, who ordered the detention of the suspect under Article 316 of the Penal Code.
