Czech National Bank employee arrested for alleged theft

- By Camilla Thiffault
- 04 Aug 2026

Police have arrested a Czech National Bank (CNB) employee, after he was accused of unauthorised handling of funds.

In its press release on the matter, the CNB confirmed the theft was investigated at the bank’s branch in Brno, near the Slovak border.

News outlet Around Prague reported that specialists at the CNB had begun gathering information on the employee around two months ago, after suspicious transactions on the man’s account were flagged.

The central bank employee is accused of embezzling

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