Police charge woman with $99,000 theft [1]
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 06:02. Updated on Monday, September 9, 2013 - 18:40.
A 27-year-old woman has been charged with 24 counts for alleged embezzlement, falsification of accounts and theft, valued at $99,000 from her former employer, the Melie Mei Langi Company, 'Eua branch.
Acting Police Commissioner Taniela Faletau said the woman from Fata'ulua village has appeared at the Magistrate's Court in 'Ohonua, but she was released on bail and ordered to appear in court on April 23.
Melie Mei Langi company operates a money transfer and shop in 'Eua, is a family business owned by Samiuela Fangaloka.
Taniela said that the new case of embezzlement and theft comes while police fraud investigators are still investigating the embezzlement and theft at the Westpac Bank of Tonga, Nuku'alofa branches.