A man jailed for 12 years and fined BD100,000 for masterminding an insurance scam

TDT | Manama
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A Bahraini man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined BD100,000 after being convicted of orchestrating a complex insurance scam that defrauded the Social Insurance Organisation (SIO) of more than BD109,000.

The First High Criminal Court also ordered the confiscation of 109,798 dinars linked to the defendant’s fraudulent activities.

Prosecutors revealed that the man forged employment contracts, falsely claiming that several women worked for a company owned by his father. He subsequently filed resignation notices on their behalf, allowing him to claim social insurance payouts intended for laid-off employees.

The fraudulent funds were channeled into bank accounts controlled by the defendant, making him the sole beneficiary.

The Anti-Corruption Crimes Directorate, in cooperation with the General Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security, along with the Financial Intelligence National Centre (FINC), uncovered the defendant’s manipulation of the SIO’s electronic system to submit fake insurance claims.

Financial experts traced suspicious bank transfers that were designed to conceal the source of the illicit funds, making them appear legitimate.