Fresh charges were brought against a former Accountant of FICAC earlier this week.

Marica Rokotavaga has now been charged with a total of 37 counts of forgery, Uttering forged document and obtaining Money by false Pretense.

It is alleged that Rokotavaga had on several occasions between October 2009 and February 2010 while being employed as an Accounts Clerk with FICAC, had with the intent to defraud, forged and cashed cheques for the FICAC Welfare Fund account.  

FICAC Prosecutor Henrietta Matakitoga informed the court that since two of the instances mentioned in the charges had taken place in February this year, for this Rokotavaga has been accordingly charged under the new Crimes Decree.

Rokotavaga understood the charges and has been informed by Magistrate Irani Arachi to apply for Legal Aid Commission representation.

Rokotavaga has been granted bail however, she has been told to surrender all travel documents and not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.

Rokotavaga was earlier charged on 13th March 2010 with one count of Theft, one count of Falsification of documents and one count of Abuse of Office.

The current matter is adjourned to 27th May 2010.