Bulgari’s “Ghost Business”: Selling jewelry at high prices and reporting it at low prices, it embezzled more than 4 million yuan. Lawyer Li Yusheng explained related laws such as business misappropriation and fraud.

Bulgari’s “Ghost Business”: Jewelry sold at high prices but reported at low prices, and more than 4 million yuan was reported as embezzlement｜Reported by China Television News reporters Zheng Huiliang and Jiang Yuwen

News link:https://youtu.be/OdALCmoKF_A

There is a ghost business at the boutique counter! A man surnamed Zhang in Taipei City worked for Bulgari three years ago. Unexpectedly, because of his debts, he actually put his idea into the store. Starting in 2021, he repeatedly misappropriated funds from the sale of jewelry and diamonds, deliberately selling high-priced goods. , but the accounts were low, and the highest sale amount was as high as 1.65 million. The excess money was put into his own pocket. It was not until the eve of his resignation that the company conducted an inventory and discovered that there was a problem with the accounts, and the loss was estimated to be at least 4 million. Afterwards, the man surnamed Zhang also confessed to the crime and was prosecuted for fraud. In response, Bulgari responded that the entire case would be handed over to the judiciary.

The emerald on the Honor Necklace is a classic from Bulgari in the 1960s. The necklace took 2,000 hours to complete and is the favorite of many ladies and ladies. Unexpectedly, an employee turned into a mole. Is there a thief in the famous jewelry brand Bulgari? A well-known businessman in the store took advantage of his position to commit theft. According to print media reports, a male businessman named Zhang joined "Bulgari" more than three years ago and was usually responsible for the sales of jewelry products. However, because he was unable to repay his debts, he misappropriated more than 20 pieces of jewelry starting in 2021. and diamonds, sold them at a high price and quoted a low price, then took the money sold as their own, and even made a fake account to exchange for the prince. Bulgari was completely unaware of the whole thing. It was not discovered until the man surnamed Zhang left the company after taking inventory. There was a problem with the accounts, and the company estimated that it had lost at least 4 million yuan.

Relevant legal provisions on the crime of business misappropriation and fraud

Lawyer Li Yusheng said: "The most important crime of fraud or business misappropriation is a five-year prison sentence. The situation of fraud is quite clear. It is best to reach a settlement with the company within a reasonable range." Surnamed Zhang The man admitted to stealing, and the highest amount even amounted to 1.65 million. Although he was willing to mediate, he believed that the company's valuation was a fixed price, and the actual sales amount was not that high. The two parties settled the matter and the man surnamed Zhang was also prosecuted for fraud.

A non-participated boutique business owner: "The company's control over each counter is reported by the supervisor of each counter. Basically, this situation becomes a premeditated crime." Other boutique peers are in disbelief, thinking that all products need It is impossible to complete the accounting report independently, and the store has not implemented the inventory. Bulgari commissioned a public relations company to respond, stating that the entire case would be handled by the judiciary. It never expected that its own employees would become insiders.

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