A manager who embezzled almost £200,000 and splurged the cash on luxury holidays avoided jail today.
Maria Weir, 64, stole the money while she was Operations Manager at Scottish Intellectual Asset Management between 2005 and 2011.
Weir also bought bridal wear, concert tickets and groceries with the money she took.
She was given unrestricted access to the company bank accounts and used her position to authorise bogus payments to her own bank account.
Weir pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court in July 2019 to embezzling £199,880.84 from the company.
She was ordered to pay back £32,354.79 at a confiscation hearing in August 2020.
But, due to health complications, wheelchair bound Weir was unable to be sentenced until today.
Sheriff Johanna Johnstone QC tagged Weir, of the city's Baillieston, from 7pm until 7am for an indefinite period and the order will be reviewed next month.
The court heard Weir created an “intricate system of emails and invoices” to cover her fraudulent money transfers.
The mother used the cash for luxury expenditure including flights to America.
Prosecutor Deborah Carroll said: “There was spending at the Metropolitan Bar in Glasgow for a wedding reception in the name of Weir.
“Funds were also paid to Catherine’s of Patrick which is a store that specialises in bridal wear.”
The former boss also abused the company taxi account to the tune of £4,053 for non work related travel.
Weir was only snared after she left the company in 2011.
Miss Carroll added: "Irregularities were identified after she left the company.”
“The investigation showed she had purchased concert tickets, flights and hotel to America in Boston, for herself, her children, her partner and his son.
“There was purchase of household items for personal use and grocery shopping at Asda.
“In March 2011 there were a number transactions at well-known tourist attractions in Florida and the payment of internal USA flights when the accused was on holiday in Orlando.”
An audit found that on one occasion Weir forged the signature of the company’s managing director in order to make a payment.
Weir, who moved to Germany to work, was arrested on an international warrant in April 2019.
Her lawyer Matthew Berlow said at the time: "She has a myriad of difficulties.
"She has a possible brain tumour which has affected her mobility."
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