The case involving a police officer and a former reconciliation officer, charged with laundering money from a bank last year, has been postponed to 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 claimed that between May 2, 2022, and February 13, 2023, Khan allegedly stole $233,230.27 from ANZ Bank and funneled the funds into Baleinabuli’s ANZ account, as he is her de-facto partner.
The couple reportedly used the stolen money to construct and renovate two houses in Nausori.
Initially presented in the Suva Magistrate’s Court, the case has now been transferred to High Court Judge Justice Chaitanya Lakshman at the High Court in Suva.
Both individuals were granted a $5,000 non-cash bail bond by the Suva Magistrate’s Court.