School committee member in court for allegedly misusing Free Education Grant

A former District School Committee member appeared in the Labasa Magistrates Court today for the alleged abuse of the Free Education Grant.

Filipe Tuisabeto was charged by the FICAC with a count each of Obtaining a Financial Advantage and Causing a Loss.

Tuisabeto is alleged to have deposited $1,200 from the school’s Free Education Grant into his personal account for his own expenses.

He is further alleged to have caused a loss of $2,056.96 to the school by misappropriating the amount from the Grant between December 2014 and March 2015.

Tuisabeto has been released on bail and the matter has been adjourned to 20th February next year.