Judicial authorities in Greece were handed a case of alleged embezzlement involving a Greek national employed at the United Nations in New York.

The woman, whose identity was not announced, is accused of embezzling some one million USD over a seven-year period.

The case was first conveyed by UN officials to the European prosecutor’s office, which duly transferred the case to the Athens first instance prosecutor’s office given that European funds are not involved.

Greek authorities have filed felony charges of fraud and forgery, with her initial testimony as a suspect now pending.

The woman denied any wrongdoing and claimed that she has been targeted by superiors at the organization.

The indictment asserts that the high-ranking UN employee presented fraudulent invoices for payment, the latter of which he allegedly pocketed between 2014 and 2021.

A chance inspection by UN audits discovered the discrepancies.