$1 million theft at a 5-star hotel in Fatih: 5 arrests
The owner of a hotel in Istanbul filed a complaint for allegedly stealing money from his employees. In the investigation, it was determined that the employees embezzled approximately 1 million dollars in an organized manner.
Quick Look
- The owner of a 5-star hotel in Fatih, Istanbul, filed a criminal complaint for allegedly stealing the money of his employees.
- During the police operation, 8 suspects, including hotel managers and staff, were caught; 5 of them were arrested.
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Why It Matters
Upon the complaint of a hotel owner in Fatih, Istanbul Police Department teams revealed the organized theft.
Ö.Ş., the owner of the 5-star hotel in Fatih, applied to the Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office and filed a complaint, saying that his money was stolen by his employees. In the investigation launched thereupon, the theft of approximately 1 million dollars was revealed.
In the studies initiated by the Fraud Bureau, police teams examined the security camera footage of the hotel and determined that the employees at the reception put the cash they received from the customers into their pockets. In the investigation deepened upon this development, it was determined that the theft was carried out in an organized manner.
Determining that the hotel was making a loss despite operating with an 85 percent occupancy rate for 2 years, police teams organized an operation on September 21. During the operation, the hotel's female general manager Sidar Y. (45) and accounting manager Selman M.K. (47) and E.K., who works in the reception, bellhop and accounting departments. (27), M.A. (38), S.C. (52), M.T. (34), B.C. (19) and A.B. (43) was detained.
In the studies carried out by the Fraud Bureau, it was determined that the suspects embezzled the money paid by customers who made reservations from abroad but did not come to the hotel, transferred the revenues obtained from the restaurant section to their own accounts, and stole the fees paid by customers who did not like their rooms and moved to larger rooms. It was determined that the suspects stole approximately 1 million dollars in the last 2 years.
As the investigation continued, it was revealed that the general manager of the hotel, Sidar Y., and the accounting manager, Selman M.K., took over and ran a 20-room hotel in Fatih with the money they stole.
Sidar Y. and Selman M.K. were among the suspects who were referred to the courthouse after the completion of their procedures at the Public Order Branch Directorate. and receptionists E.K., M.A. and S.C. was arrested. M.T., M.S.Ö. and A.B. House arrest was imposed on him.
Open Questions
- Can the rest of the stolen money be recovered?
- Are there any other suspects in the case?
