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A bookkeeper was arrested Wednesday, April 15, 2026, after embezzling thousands of dollars from her employer, Metal Master Shop, the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office said <\/p>\n
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A West Miami bookkeeper embezzled thousands of dollars from her employer from September through December, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Liggia Mancia, 38, was hired by Metal Master Shop in August and given exclusive access to the company\u2019s financial software programs to ensure the money going in and out of the business was legitimate, according to an arrest affidavit. Metal Master Shop, located at 7484 NW Eighth St.,<\/a> is a roofing-supply store.<\/p>\n Mancia is accused of embezzling money through an organized scheme involving the manipulation of payroll, the affidavit said.<\/p>\n She paid herself additional money each pay period, totaling $22,500, without consent from the business, the affidavit said. Financial records showed her utilizing the misappropriated funds for personal gain and \u201cacting with the deliberate intent of defrauding the victim.\u201d<\/p>\n Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies found Mancia at her home Wednesday, and she was arrested on several felony charges, including making a false entry in the books of a business entity, second-degree grand theft and organized fraud between $20,000 and $50,000. She allegedly \u201cconfessed to the charges\u201d in an interview with investigators.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Metal Master Shop declined to comment.<\/p>\n Mancia was being held Thursday on a $12,500 bond at the Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, jail records show. The Miami-Dade Public Defender\u2019s Office is representing Mancia and had \u201cno comment at this time,\u201d General Counsel Guy Robinson said.<\/p>\n