Woman charged with embezzling over 3M from former employer

Solana Wills, a former supervisor of Leibrands Financial Management and Tax Consultancy was today charged with embezzling over $3 million from the company.

Wills, 31 appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was slapped with six counts of embezzlement and pleaded not guilty.

The charges stated that between August 1 - December 20, 2021, at Durban Street, Georgetown, while being a Clerk or Servant of Leibrands Financial Management and Tax Consultancy, fraudulently embezzled the sum of $3,134,290, in cash, received or taken into possession by her for or on account of her employer.

She was released on $200,000 on one of the charges and self-bail on the other five. She will make another court appearance on April 8, 2022.

The Police prosecutor told the court that while employed at Leibrands Financial Management and Tax Consultancy, Wills was tasked with receiving funds from clients on behalf of the company. Her duties also entailed ensuring that clients pay their employees National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and Pay As You Earn (PAYE).

Between the periods mentioned in the charge, the woman received the monies from the companies to pay their employees NIS/PAYE. However, she later misappropriated the monies. As such, a police report was made against her.