Vanadzor Sports School Director Charged with Embezzlement and Official Forgery

The Investigation Committee of the Republic of Armenia has uncovered all circumstances related to the case of embezzlement and official forgery involving the director of the "Vanadzor Olympic Transition Youth Specialised Sports School" state non-commercial organization, according to the Information and Public Relations Department of the Committee.

Evidence has been obtained indicating that the director of the "Vanadzor Olympic Transition Youth Specialised Sports School" held the position from 2006 to 2019 and during the course of his tenure, employed individuals with whom he had personal connections in the same organization. These individuals, in fact, did not attend work or fulfill their job responsibilities. However, the director not only did not dismiss them but, with the assistance of a secretary under his direct supervision, included blatantly false information in the official documents accounting for the working hours of the sports school's employees, which he verified with his signature and the organization's seal before submitting them to the Vanadzor Municipality's Accounting Office.

Subsequently, utilizing his official position, the director accessed the bank cards and codes of the salary payments for the mentioned employees and withdrew their calculated salaries from an ATM, misappropriating these funds for personal use and thereby embezzling from the budget entrusted to him for the sports school.

Based on sufficient evidence obtained, the director has been charged under Article 179, Part 2, Point 1 (two episodes), and Article 179, Part 2, Point 3, as well as Article 314, Part 1 (two episodes) of the RA Criminal Code. A signature undertaking not to leave has been chosen as a preventive measure against him.