The Prosecutor's Office of the East Kazakhstan Region has uncovered the embezzlement of budget funds in a kindergarten.
"An inspection of the State Utility-Owned Enterprise 'Nursery-Kindergarten 'Katusha' by cross-referencing the staffing table and bank accounts established that the kindergarten’s accountant had, over the course of three years, credited herself with excessive amounts of salary and bonus payments," the department's press service reported.
In total, the accused transferred more than 12 million tenge to her accounts.
"Based on this fact, the district prosecutor's office initiated a pre-trial investigation, the further proceedings of which were carried out by the Anti-Corruption Service," the statement says.
During the investigation, the accountant admitted her guilt and fully compensated for the damage.
As a result, the court found her guilty under Article 189, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (misappropriation and embezzlement of entrusted property on a large scale) and sentenced her to 3.6 years of restriction of liberty with a lifelong disqualification from holding certain positions.
It is reported that the judicial act has come into force.