The Santa Cruz de Tenerife Prosecutor’s Office has charged a woman with misappropriating nearly 110,000 euros by exploiting the fact that her employer, who is terminally ill with cancer, was residing abroad and had given her certain powers.
The Public Ministry is demanding the recovery of this amount, along with interest, a fine of 2,200 euros, and a four-year prison sentence, considering her to be the alleged perpetrator of a continuous crime of misappropriation.
In its account, the Prosecutor’s Office asserts that the accused took advantage of the trust placed in her by the victim, which led to her being chosen to represent the company, in addition to being hired as a tax advisor.
As the sole individual authorized to operate the company’s current account, she conducted up to 17 transactions, including withdrawals at the counter and, primarily, transfers “without any legitimate reason or cause”, to her exclusively owned current account.
Through this method, she is claimed to have acquired nearly 110,000 euros, from which 16,125 euros should be deducted that were reimbursed to the company’s account, leaving a final sum of 93,524.10 euros.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, this amount was “the sum the defendant irregularly directed for her own benefit, causing corresponding harm to the company she represented.”
The transactions the Public Ministry has scrutinized varied from a minimum of 100 euros to a maximum of 25,000 euros.
The Prosecutor’s Office has also highlighted the aggravating factor of having exploited personal relationships and trust between the victim and the accused, as well as leveraging her professional credibility and the implications of the alleged fraud.
The trial is anticipated to take place next week at the Provincial Court of Tenerife.
