THE Office of the Attorney General recommended that disciplinary action, including dismissal, be taken against ten people involved in a Department of Education scheme that defrauded the government of $450,000.

However, more than six months after the scheme was exposed to the public, it is not clear what action will be taken against the individuals.

In January, The Tribune reported that Auditor General Terrance Bastian found staff had perpetuated a $448,230 fraud by manipulating a system of stipends and honoraria.

In a report dated September 12, 2018, his office revealed there was no accompanying formal approval from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Public Service for the payments. In one instance, an assistant accountant received 43 honoraria payments of $125,505 in 44 months while another accountant received $61,113 in 32 instalments in 20 months.

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