{"id":234466,"date":"2026-04-16T16:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/234466\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:51:09","slug":"miami-dade-bookkeeper-accused-of-embezzling-22k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/234466\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade bookkeeper accused of embezzling $22K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0April 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ULEWGD3SANEDDPPIBIDUM73PMQ.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A South Florida woman is facing several felony charges after deputies said she embezzled a large sum of money from her former employer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/04\/16\/acusan-a-contable-de-miami-dade-de-malversar-22000-usd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/04\/16\/acusan-a-contable-de-miami-dade-de-malversar-22000-usd\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies took Liggia Mancia, 38, into custody on Wednesday at her home in West Miami. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Mancia was hired by Metal Masters Shop, Inc., located at 7484 NW Eighth St. in west Miami-Dade, in August as a bookkeeper, and \u201cwas given exclusive access to the company\u2019s financial software,\u201d according to an arrest form. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Deputies said between September and December, Mancia embezzled $22,500 from the business after she \u201cfraudulently misappropriated funds by paying herself additional monies each pay period without consent from the victim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Investigators subpoenaed Mancia\u2019s bank records, which they said confirmed the illegal payments and showed that she used the funds for personal gain. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">After being taken into custody, deputies said Mancia confessed to the crimes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As of Thursday morning, she remained behind bars at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a bond of $12,500. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"David Dwork\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/3469fa6e-3c52-46d2-a0.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>David Dwork<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. 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