Q: Dear respected lawyers, A friend of mine, one of the accountants employed in a Company, has admitted to his Company of taking more than 300,000 AED over the past years by adjusting his net salary in the payroll file. The amount of adjustment is reflected in a hidden row in the payroll file. The payroll files he prepared were still approved by HR and accounting supervisors...etc. because they did not do a detailed review of individual payroll credits. The Company has now decided to do an investigation excluding him and came up with other amounts they claim he had also taken, but which he has refused. He is currently trying to negotiate with the Company to give him a chance to pay back the amount which is a valid claim while the Company is still considering whether to file a case in court or not. If the Company decides to file a case, what is the probable penalty he may face? Length of jail time and fines? While the Company is still considering, what can he do to avoid having the case filed in court?

Q: My brother in law is in jail for taking AED 12 million from his company and he is in jail (Abu Dhabi, UAE) under remand. I don't know whether he had taken the money or not, but his employer is saying he had taken it and given him a confession letter. I don't know about the confession they took. I had not seen him because it happened last week and I am not able to go and meet him as it is very far from my house and also I have no blood relation.  I need to take permit from the prosecution department. I trying to meet him by next week. Kindly advise me what I need to do. Also, advise me on: 1. Suppose the above thing has happened, how many years he needs to be in jail? 2. If it is a false case by the employer, how will we prove his innocence? 3. Will the court give a chance to him to prove he is innocent and how? Please note that he has no advocate. 4. I assume this will be a false case as the employer is saying he started doing so for the last three years. This company had every year annual audit and they did not find.

Q: Dear Sir, One of my friends did cash embezzlement in a company and he returned the full amount also but now the company filed a Tawafuq complaint. What will be the scenarios of the penalty? The passport is with the company and he got terminated. Their Tawafuq hearing is on Saturday. Please advise.

Q: Hello, I was having a criminal case going on in Dubai court for the last 10 months and the case was filed by my employer regarding data theft but now the judgement has come up in my favour. I would request you to help me regarding whether I can file a compensation case against my employer. I was working in this organization for the last 3.5 years and resigned in Jan 2019, but they stopped employing me in the middle of the notice period. They told me that they will cancel my visa and clear outstanding dues. But it didn't happen and then I filled a labour case and won. But in March 2019 they filed a criminal case and the judgement has come in this month as innocent from the first instance court. I was jobless for the last 1.5 years and I'm totally defamed in the market and can't get a new job. Please advise whether I can file a civil compensation claim to cover my liability and wastage of money due to this case.

Q: Hi, I made half payment for an embezzlement amount and the company has given me one-month time. Can they retract the agreement? Will that be valid? And can the company file a complaint against me? The amount is 44k and I made half payment.

Q: Dears Please note I am stuck in a cash embezzlement case with my company for 44k and I made a written confession about this and will return the amount. My cheque and passport are on hold with the company. One more colleague of mine is involved in this case and he confessed for 204,000. If he doesn't pay, will that affect my agreement? Can the company retract the agreement and case against me? I made some payments to the company and I have the proof of payments. Now the company wants to audit the amount. If there's any difference, they will ask me to sign a new contract which I don't want to because I have not taken that amount. If the other colleague who is involved also doesn't accept.the difference amount, what will be the scenario? Please advise

Q: Dear, I made a 50 percent payment for an embezzlement settlement. Can the employer raise a case against me after receiving the full 100 percent payment? Please note the employer has given me written confirmation of the 50 percent payment which he has received.

Q: Dear sir/madam, I and my husband went into business together. I allowed him to run everything as I was working another full-time job and was taking care of our children. He is now filing a lawsuit against me for misappropriation of funds while he was handling everything. Now that we are getting a divorce because he left me for one of our employees, he is trying to sue me and take everything wrongfully. Is there anything I can do? I was the majority owner in name but he ran everything and handled all the money and contracts.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My previous employer has filed an embezzlement case against me after I left the job (almost 14 months ago). I have no clue what evidence they have, as it is a fake case. I also didn’t have any non-compete clause in my contract. The case is still under investigation at the police station and has not been passed to prosecution. My statement was taken two months ago, but there has been no further development. I do have a travel ban in place, as it is a criminal case. Is there a way to move the case to prosecution and lift the ban? How should I prepare for it?

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