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The 47-year-old financial manager of a manufacturing company in Caroni who was charged with embezzling $1.3 million from the company’s account was yesterday granted $300,000 bail.,
Deanna Naalini, 48, of St Augustine Circular Road, Tunapuna, yesterday appeared before a Justice of the Peace and is scheduled to appear before a magistrate in the Tunapuna Magistrates’ Court today.
According to Fraud Squad officers, the woman was slapped with 88 charges—32 offences of money laundering; 32 offences of larceny and 24 offences of falsification of accounts.
She was previously employed by TYE Manufacturing Company Limited.
A report was made by company officials to the Fraud Squad and investigations and exercises were conducted under the leadership of Snr Supt Totaram Dookhie, including ASP Ghisyawan, Sgt Cornelius Samuel, Sgt Damien Thomas and WPC April-Ann Adams. The woman was arrested on Monday.
Investigations continued and restraint orders were obtained from the High Court, freezing her bank account and seizing a Volkswagen Passat sedan, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act.,
All charges were laid by Sgt Cornelius Samuel.