The Provincial Court of Valencia has sentenced a woman who defrauded Frutas Iberos SL, where she served as financial director, of more than 154,000 euros to two years in prison and a fine of 1,620 euros. The final sentence was issued after the parties reached an agreement during the trial held last June.
According to the court ruling, the defendant was hired in December 2017 by Frutas Iberos SL, a company based in Valencia that is engaged in the wholesale trade of fruits and vegetables. Thanks to her job position, she had access to both the company's bank accounts and the Tax Agency via a digital signature, which allowed her to carry out treasury and payment operations.
The internal investigation commissioned by the company in 2019 showed that, between June 2017 and June 2019, the woman made 41 transfers disguised as tax payments, totaling 114,774 euros, which were actually diverted to her personal accounts. To conceal the fraud, she even sent the bank forged documents, including a letter in the name of the company's administrator, whose signature she forged.
Additionally, exploiting her access to the checkbooks, between October 2018 and June 2019, she issued 50 checks and promissory notes totaling 39,761 euros, also with forged signatures, which she cashed over the counter or deposited into her own accounts.
The court found her liable for the ongoing offense of forging a commercial document and committing aggravated fraud. She was sentenced to prison, ordered to pay a fine, and required to compensate Frutas Iberos SL with 154,536 euros, plus the applicable legal interest.
Source: infobae.com
