MARCIA Seegobin, 27, of Lot 13 Second Street, Swamp Section, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, faced 16 summary charges of larceny by clerk or servant yesterday.
She appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at New Amsterdam Court, also in Berbice, where it was alleged that she stole $6,712,470 from her employer, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), between October 1, 2008 and January 29, 2009.
Seegobin, who was employed at the company’s Chapel Street, New Amsterdam office, had been responsible for collecting money from the various departments and making daily deposits at a commercial bank.
But an investigation was launched after some deposit slips were discovered missing, resulting in the charges.
Seegobin made her fist Court appearance last December when Police instituted indictable charges but, on advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), summary charges have now been substituted.
However, Seegobin remains on $4.5M bail and the next hearing has been scheduled to receive statements on March 29.