PACI Employee Arrested for Accepting Bribes to Alter Addresses
According to informed security sources, the case began following intelligence reports and close coordination between the Ministry and officials at PACI. The investigation revealed that the employee had exploited his official access to PACI's internal electronic system to unlawfully alter and transfer the residential addresses of individuals without their physical presence or the submission of legally required documentation—actions in clear violation of existing protocols and regulations.
Authorities said the accused was accepting payments of 120 Kuwaiti dinars for each illegal address change. In total, he is suspected of facilitating over 5,000 such fraudulent transactions since the beginning of the current year. These were reportedly carried out in coordination with a network of brokers operating both within and outside Kuwait.
As part of the investigation, two brokers were taken into custody along with seven individuals who admitted to paying bribes to expedite their transactions. It was further discovered that the accused had used the illicit profits to purchase luxury goods, including gold bars, jewelry, and other high-value items, in an attempt to launder the funds and obscure their illegal origins.
The suspect, along with the seized evidence, has been referred to the Public Prosecution Office for further legal action. Officials stressed that the Ministry of Interior remains committed to pursuing and prosecuting all forms of financial and administrative corruption to preserve the integrity of state institutions and uphold the rule of law.
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