JEDDAH — An expatriate “sales executive” has implicated a Saudi businesswoman in a commercial cover-up case, a local newspaper reported Wednesday. The case is under review by the Jeddah administrative court. The expat was discovered to have SR13 million in his personal bank account. He works as a sales executive in an optical store that belongs to the Saudi businesswoman and is paid a monthly income of SR6,000. He justified this bank balance by claiming that it was his wealthy wife's fortune. His wife has commercial activities in Syria, and they decided to transfer the amount to the Kingdom, fearing the Syrian regime may confiscate the amount. The court decided to refer the case to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution to subpoena all involved parties. — SG
