A Panama Telephone Employee was Keeping Money from Phone Card Sales and Got Caught
The arrest of a former telephone sales executive pictured below was carried out in the township of Juan Díaz.
Panama: A former employee of a telephone company was arrested by units of the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ) , after being linked to the theft of more than $71,000 in cell phone cards. According to the National Police, the arrest of the former sales executive, who was wanted for the crime against economic assets in its form of theft with abuse of trust, was carried out in the township of Juan Díaz. The preliminary investigation of this case revealed that, between the months of August and September 2023, the accused allegedly stole money from card sales to different businesses, clients of the telephone company, until reaching a financial loss of $71,964.54.
Inconsistencies in the cash counts performed on the accounts of the clients the man served revealed missing funds, leading to his dismissal. Following several investigations by the Prosecutor’s Office Against Economic Crimes, the suspect’s bank statements were reviewed, confirming that he had made several purchases inconsistent with his declared income. Following the arrest, the suspect was taken to the Don Bosco police substation and then handed over to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
