Veata Patana, 45 of Mahuru Village National Capital District was charged with one count of Misappropriation, one count of conspiracy to defraud under section 407 (1) (b) and one count of abuse of Office under section 92 (1) of the criminal code act.
It was alleged that the defendant conspired with Nancy Nanai (co-accused) who was then the Payroll Officer for the Motu Koita Assembly. Between 7 September 2022 and 31 January 2023, the defendant and the co-accused defrauded more than K33,000 of Public Investment Program funds belonging to the Mahuru Electorate.
