Chinese national nabbed for ‘transferring’ company’s money

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese national was recently arrested for allegedly transferring money from her employer to her own bank account.

Police on Tuesday identified the suspect as Li Lin, a 26-year-old employee of Vertex Digital Entertainment Technology located in Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City.

According to a report from the Southern Police District, Li’s Vietnamese employer Le Thi Thuy Trang, 24, checked the financial statement of their company and discovered that money amounting to P330,000 was transferred to a suspicious bank account.

Police said the employer verified the said transaction and found out it was the suspect’s bank account.

Police said the employer then sought the assistance of their office security personnel, who then arrested the suspect on Sunday.

The suspect was charged for qualified theft and will be brought for inquest before the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office. /muf