A Criminal Court has sentenced a Filipino medical technician to seven years in jail and imposed a QR2mn fine on her for being involved in fraud and money laundering to the tune of $3mn, local daily Arrayah has reported.

The court has also ordered that the woman, who worked as a sterilisation technician at a hospital, be deported after completion of the prison term. 

The court also ordered that a sum of QR9,405,904, deposited in the woman’s bank account be seized.

The matter is to be referred to the competent civil court for consideration, the daily adds.

Investigation by experts appointed by the court found that a sum of $3mn, which was deposited in the woman’s account, was received from a foreign country known as a common source of electronic money laundering.

The probe also confirmed money laundering through various aspects of the transactions, the report states. [Gulf Times]