By Belize Live News Staff: A Dangriga woman has been charged following an internal audit that uncovered more than one hundred twenty five thousand dollars in missing funds at a Belize City hotel.
Alicia Yvonne McKenzie, 39, a former accountant at the Fort George Hotel and Spa, is accused of redirecting payments intended for hotel vendors over several months. Police say the alleged scheme took place between April 8 and August 15, 2025, and involved unauthorized changes to vendor payment details.
According to investigators, the hotel’s Financial Controller detected irregularities when the same bank account number appeared under multiple vendor profiles. A review later revealed unauthorized transfers totaling one hundred twenty five thousand seven hundred twenty one dollars and seventy two cents.
McKenzie was arraigned in court today on a single charge of theft. She was granted ten thousand dollars bail with two sureties and ordered to surrender her passport as part of her conditions. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
She is expected to return to court on February 12, 2026.
