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A commercial manager of the state enterprise Correos de Cuba stole more than 57,000 pesos from pensions and postal remittances in the office of a rural town in the municipality of Majagua, in Ciego de Ávila, and was sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of embezzlement, according to official information released this Tuesday.
In addition to the criminal proceedings against the postal employee, the People's Municipal Court of Majagua judged the director of the same branch, located in the town of Orlando González, for "failure to fulfill the duty to protect state property," and imposed a penalty of corrective labor without internment for one year, even though she "did not profit or gain any benefit" from the crime.
The note published on the website of the Supreme People's Tribunal of Cuba did not reveal the names of the accused.
According to the authorities, in a span of three months, the mail manager embezzled 33,110 pesos corresponding to pension payments and 23,961 pesos from postal remittances that were not issued or paid to their intended recipients.
According to the official version of the case, the affected individuals appeared as witnesses in the trial, where they clearly presented "every aspect of the events," revealing the modus operandi of the official, who told them that "there was no cash in the mail, and therefore, she could not pay them the check that month."
He employed a similar procedure on several occasions with senders and recipients of postal money orders, whose amounts he also withheld for his own benefit.
However, the actions of the employee from Correos de Cuba did not raise any suspicions, and everything remained concealed for several months, until an investigation into another issue at the same post office led to the uncovering of the plot.
According to the text, taking advantage of the presence of a provincial commission investigating the disappearance of some fans, several victims expressed complaints and concerns that ultimately uncovered irregularities with pension and remittance payments.
"The iceberg began to surface as inconsistencies in identity cards were uncovered, along with falsifications concerning receipts and other irregularities that could have been detected in time with a stricter control," the source emphasized. This led to the office director also being implicated in the case.
The report described the actions of the postal employee as "shameful," not only because she committed the embezzlement intentionally, but also due to her "complete lack of scruples (sensitivity, feelings, values) towards the victims: the elderly, retirees, homemakers, humble people, and the most needy and vulnerable."
He emphasized that, although the accused expressed remorse for her actions, this "will not exempt her from the 'sanction' that she may bear for the rest of her life, one that is not codified in any law or legal norm: the contempt or indifference with which she will be regarded by those who will never understand how someone can harbor such a profound insensitivity towards others and use it for personal gain against the most humble and needy segment of society."
The note did not specify whether the victims were reimbursed for the stolen money.
Considering the evidence, statements, and documents presented at the trial, the court issued a sentence of four years of imprisonment against the postal manager, based on Article 297.1 of the Penal Code, and the measure of corrective labor without internment for one year to the office director, according to Article 303.1, the information stated.
Additionally, both received the supplementary measures of deprivation of public rights, prohibition from holding positions, and a ban on leaving the country.
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