The managing director of a Maltese company this morning admitted to defrauding her employer €30,000 and was given a suspended jail term by a court.
Petra Kulja, 36, from Croatia, was arraigned before Magistrate Audrey Demicoli and admitted to defrauding and misappropriating funds to the determent of Paperless Innovation Limited of Sliema.
According to police sources, the case only came to light recently when discrepancies emerged in the 2014 accounts.
The court heard that the accused, who was immediately fired, collaborated with the police and committed herself to return the money.
Ms Kulja was sentenced to two years imprisonment suspended for four years and ordered to refund the €30,000 within six months.
Police inspector Yvonne Farrugia prosecuted while lawyer Benjamin Valenzia was legal aid for the accused.