Travel Agency Partner Referred to Criminal Court for Defrauding Clients

The Head of the Northern Governorate Prosecution announced that the Public Prosecution has ordered the referral of a travel agency partner to the criminal court on charges of embezzling clients’ funds.

According to the Prosecution, several complaints were filed by victims against the suspect, who had advertised organized group trips and collected payments from clients for those packages. However, when the travel dates arrived, it was discovered that no actual bookings had been made in their names. Upon visiting the agency’s office, clients found it closed.
The Prosecution immediately launched an investigation, during which statements from all victims and one of the agency’s officials were recorded. Financial records of the company were also reviewed. The investigation revealed that the suspect had defrauded the victims, seized the amounts they paid, misused both clients’ and company funds, and subsequently fled the country.
As a result, the Public Prosecution issued an arrest warrant against him and circulated it internationally. The suspect has now been referred to the competent criminal court in absentia on charges of fraud and breach of trust.