European jailed, fined Dhs600,000 for embezzlement

Dubai Misdemeanour Court sentenced a European to one month in absentia to be followed by deportation and fined him Dhs600,000 forembezzlingthe same amount of the fine that he received froman Arab female doctor under a power of attorney following a partnership agreement between them to set up a medical centre.

- Mohammed Yaseen

The case dated back to May last year when a female doctor reported to the police that the defendant had defrauded her and embezzled Dhs600,000 from her, adding that he claimed to be working on setting up a medical centre that would include several specialties at a cost of Dhs7 million.

The doctorsaidthatthe defendant asked her to participate in setting up the medical centre, after making her believe that he was working on setting up it with other partners.