BY ROMINAH FAKA
Sentencing into the case of former BSP Teller further has adjourned for June 28.
On Thursday June 20 the matter was mentioned in the Magistrate court for delivering of sentence however, the presiding principal magistrate was sick and informed the court of an adjournment.
Tessa Solenone Rore pleaded guilty on the previous hearing to two counts of larceny by servant and one count of forgery of certain documents with intention to defraud.
The allegation
Court heard that Rore was employed as a Money Gram Teller at the Bank of South Pacific Limited (BSP), Central Honiara branch, since April 16, 2015.
The allegations against the accused arose when BSP customers made enquiries to the bank about suspicious withdrawals and deposits in or from their personal bank accounts in 2020.
The accused was removed from the till and the BSP Operational Risk Unit conducted an internal assessment.
It was discovered that the shortage amount from the till was around $422,737.40.
The accused took out money from the till or drawer, which resulted in cash shortages and she would do withdrawals from customer’s accounts to balance the till at the end of each business day.
Prosecution further states, on the next business day, she would deposit the money back to the customer’s account from the till.
The total amount the accused stole was more than $ 500,000.
It has been discovered that the accused had done these fraudulent transactions on 40 customers’ accounts since April, 2020.
In the month of August 2020, the accused was officially terminated from her employment.
Jonathan Auga of DPP Office act for the State and Emy Rusi of PSO act for the Accused.
