ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) distributed a total of Rs34.2 million to 215 victims of Unaico, a company which was involved in cheating people by operating an illegal ‘multilevel marketing’ business alluring them to pay large membership fees.
The fee entitled them to earning commission on the amounts. However, the members got nothing against the fees. The matter was reported to NAB by a complainant and an inquiry was authorised. A team seized its bank accounts and assets and closed its office. A committee was set up to verify the claims of the affected people.
Likewise, on Dec 3 last year, Rs23.3m was paid to 138 claimants. NAB’s Regional Director General Zahir Shah said they were handling various cases in which huge amounts had been embezzled by white collar criminals. The cheques were distributed by Deputy Chairman Saeed Ahmed Sargana at NAB’s regional headquarters here.
