MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A South Florida woman is facing several felony charges after deputies said she embezzled a large sum of money from her former employer.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies took Liggia Mancia, 38, into custody on Wednesday at her home in West Miami.
Mancia was hired by Metal Masters Shop, Inc., located at 7484 NW Eighth St. in west Miami-Dade, in August as a bookkeeper, and “was given exclusive access to the company’s financial software,” according to an arrest form.
Deputies said between September and December, Mancia embezzled $22,500 from the business after she “fraudulently misappropriated funds by paying herself additional monies each pay period without consent from the victim.”
Investigators subpoenaed Mancia’s bank records, which they said confirmed the illegal payments and showed that she used the funds for personal gain.
After being taken into custody, deputies said Mancia confessed to the crimes.
As of Thursday morning, she remained behind bars at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a bond of $12,500.
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