SLC Chief Financial Officer arrested by CID

October 22, 2018 07:27 pm

Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has been arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) regarding an attempt to commit financial fraud, stated Police Media Spokesperson.

SLC had requested the FCID to investigate an alleged attempt to transfer USD 5.5 million to an off-shore account connected to the broadcasting rights of the October’s England tour.

The SLC’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) was considered the main suspect for the alleged fraud and was sent on compulsory leave.

The money was one of the three payments coming from Sony Pictures Networks for the broadcast rights of the England tour this October-November.

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