The case involving a police officer and a former reconciliation officer, who were charged with money laundering from a bank last year, has been postponed until September 20.
Jean Baleinabuli, 33, faces 20 counts of money laundering, while Sofia Khan, 31, is charged with eight counts of fraudulent falsification of accounts and eight counts of money laundering.
It is alleged that between May 2, 2022, and February 13, 2023, Khan stole $233,230.27 from ANZ and laundered the funds through Baleinabuli’s ANZ account, as he is her de-facto partner.
The couple is accused of using the stolen money to construct and renovate two houses in Nausori.
Initially presented in the Suva Magistrate’s Court, the case has now been handed over to High Court Judge Justice Chaitanya Lakshman at the High Court in Suva.
Both individuals were granted a $5000 non-cash bail bond at the Suva Magistrate’s Court.