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A MAN is standing trial in connection with laundering more than BD400,000 from a company he worked for.
The 35-year-old Bahraini appeared at the High Criminal Court yesterday for his first hearing where he denied money laundering and revealing his company’s secrets.
The defendant, who worked as an engineer carrying out maintenance work on petroleum tanks at a petroleum company from 2018 until 2022, is said to have laundered BD445,000, according to court documents.
He allegedly set up his own company, which he registered under his uncle’s name in an attempt to avoid being caught, and illegally used information which he had accessed on his company’s computer system to provide the petroleum company with tools and maintenance work negatively affecting other companies in the purchasing of tools in the bidding process.
“The engineer who carried out maintenance work for the petroleum tanks laundered money and revealed secrets of his company,” a detective told prosecutors.
“He used his position to collect information and negatively affect the purchase and supply in the bidding process by setting up his own company – which was registered under his uncle’s name.
“He then used the company to provide tools to the petroleum company.
“However, the defendant then registered the company’s name under a third person, when officials at the petroleum company found out about the suspected corruption.
“He had accessed information on the quality and quantity of the needed items for maintenance and provided the company with the tools from his own firm which he had set up without the knowledge of the petroleum company.”
The trial has been adjourned until Tuesday for review.
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