Crime & Justice
Cairo Criminal Court Refers Embezzlement Case of Governorate Employees to Expert Committee
July 15, 2026 at 02:56 PM
The Cairo Criminal Court has referred the case of three employees accused of embezzling 24 million Egyptian pounds to a committee of experts.
- The court referred the case of three Cairo Governorate employees and others charged with facilitating the embezzlement of 24 million Egyptian pounds from public funds through fraudulent land legalization in the Shaq al-Tha'ban area.
- The accused are the director of properties, the former director of financial affairs and properties, and the head of the real estate affairs section.
- Investigations revealed that the accused used intermediaries to offer landowners reduced payments for legalization, then pocketed the collected money.
- The Secretary General of the Cairo Governorate discovered the forged contracts during a routine review.
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