Ten Bahrainis to Face Trial for BD 230,000 Fraud Involving SIO and Tamkeen

TDT | Manama

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The Public Prosecution has announced that ten Bahraini nationals will face trial for submitting false information and using forged documents to illegally obtain over BD 230,000 from the Social Insurance Organization (SIO) and the Labour Fund, Tamkeen.

According to the Head of the Financial Crimes and Money Laundering Prosecution, the defendants manipulated the online systems of both agencies to claim social insurance and wage support benefits they were not entitled to.

Investigations revealed that some business owners submitted forged documents and entered false data into the SIO system. These actions allowed certain employees to appear as if they had longer periods of employment, enabling them to wrongly collect pensions, end-of-service benefits, and lump-sum compensations. The fraudulent claims totaled more than BD 90,000.

In a similar scheme, the same group of individuals allegedly submitted fake documents to Tamkeen, securing over BD 140,000 in employee wage support.

Upon receiving reports from both SIO and Tamkeen, the Public Prosecution launched an investigation. Witnesses from the two organizations were questioned, and a travel ban was placed on the suspects. Their bank accounts and assets were frozen. A forensic report confirmed the forgery of employment contracts, and several affected employees gave testimony.

Authorities also traced the financial movements of the accused, with support from the National Financial Intelligence Center and the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Department.

After gathering all the evidence, prosecutors ordered the arrest and questioning of the accused. The case is now set to be heard on June 23, 2025, at the First High Criminal Court.