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28 men jailed for Dh635 million fraud in Abu Dhabi bank

Abu Dhabi, Jun 2(UNI) A court here has sentenced 28 men to various jail terms, totalling to 283 years, for attempting to steal Dh635 million from the account of an Abu Dhabi bank through electronic transfer.
The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of First Instance on Wednesday handed down the jail sentences to the men - including Indian, Pakistani, American, Russian and Canadian nationalities - after they were found guilty of fraud and unlawful transfer of the bank's funds using means of information technology.
The eight main defendants in the case have each been sentenced to 15 years in jail while 10 others will each spend 10 years in jail, Khaleej times reported.
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