24/03/2025
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24/03/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, March 24: As investigations into the raffle draw scandal deepen, sources have revealed that five Egyptian nationals, along with members of the Indian community, were part of the fraudulent gang.
Sources confirmed that the gang was led by a man previously a "Bedoun" individual who recently acquired Dominican citizenship. He fled the country yesterday, while his Egyptian accomplice had left Kuwait a month before the scandal came to light.
Investigations also uncovered that the five defendants had fraudulently won seven cars in recent raffles. Authorities are continuing their probe, working with multiple parties to identify all individuals involved in the scam.
Regarding confessions, sources disclosed that some defendants have admitted to rigging the raffles. Additionally, the number of cars and prizes linked to the fraud is expected to rise as the investigation progresses.
Earlier, a Kuwaiti national, serving as the head of the withdrawals department at the Ministry of Commerce, has been implicated in a counterfeit coupon scheme alongside an Egyptian expatriate and her husband.
The group collaborated to fraudulently obtain seven cars—five registered under the wife’s name and two under the husband’s. Their operation was facilitated by a Bedoun holding a Dominican passport having a European visa, who acted as the intermediary between the Kuwaiti employee and the expatriate couple. Investigations revealed that the wife and husband received 300 Kuwaiti dinars per transaction, while the bulk of the illicit profits went to the Dominican national and the Kuwaiti official.
The Dominican suspect fled Kuwait as news of the scam broke, while authorities successfully apprehended his wife before she could leave the country. The husband and the Kuwaiti employee were also arrested—the latter outside his residence. All suspects have confessed to their involvement, and the case is under further investigation before being referred to the Public Prosecution.
