Fraud and Embezzlement News Stories
- California – Former treasurer admits embezzling
- Texas – Impact of Embezzlement in an Emergency!
- Florida – Condo official’s illness starts probe that leads to grand theft, fraud charges
- Nevada – Last defendant in massive HOA scheme sentenced to prison
- Florida – Cay Club’s founder convicted of fraud, other counts, faces decades in prison
- Colorado – Owner of Aurora HOA management company allegedly diverted funds, state officials say
- Ohio – Ex-HOA pres. arrested in Polk County
- Florida – Sunny Isles Beach condo tower cited after explosion injures 6
- Nevada – Ex-strip dancer convicted in HOA scheme
- Texas – HOA theft victims “We’ve been kept in the dark for years”
- California – DA: Second alleged HOA embezzler to surrender
- Nevada – 3 surrender commmunity manager certificates to state panel
- California – $2.8M embezzled from HOA: After two-year investigation, former Woodlake manager charged, booked for theft; pleads not guilty
- Florida – Kristin Glansen pleads not guilty in embezzlement scheme after fleeing to Clearwater
- Nevada – Lawyer who stole $1M from clients gets eight more years in prison
- Nevada – Vegas HOA crime kingpin Leon Benzer sentenced to 15 1/2 years in prison
- Nevada – Ex-real estate agent once again defending himself at trial
- California – Suspected embezzler in court
- Florida – Ex-HOA official Vicki Yancey, wife of BHS coach, arrested on larceny
- Nevada – Key player in HOAA scheme gets 30 months in federal prison
- Florida – Former Longboat Key condo manager ordered to begin serving 3 years in prison for stealing more than $200,000
- Colorado – Silverthorne Man Accused of Embezzling From Second HOA
- Florida – Former Hollywood Beach condo manager wanted on embezzlement charges
- Nevada – How Las Vegas HOA fraud costs are calculated could boost prison terms
- Nevada – Las Vegas Review Journal Editorial: Release HOA fraud documents
- Nevada – Former Republican official gets prison in HOA fraud case
- Florida – Miami businessman guilty in Royal Palm Beach condominium fraud
- Florida – Poinciana HOA leaders meet to discuss president’s future, mishandled funds
- Florida – Seminole County deputy arrested on fraud allegations
- Nevada – Four found guilty in massive Las Vegas HOA fraud case
- National – HOA Embezzlement Hits All, From High & Mighty to Small & Weak
- New Jersey – N.J. men accused of stealing
- Pennsylvania – Family Accused of Embezzling Money
- Nevada – Ward Lucas: Have some guts and start investigating racketeering in HOAs all over the country!
- Nevada – HOA scheme straw buyer, attorney say they feared for their lives
- Nevada – Witness describes payoffs, rigging elections in HOA fraud trial
- Tennessee – $28K missing from Murfreesboro Homeowners Association
- Nevada – Greed motivated HOA defraud scheme, prosecutor says
- Florida – Former board president at Hallandale Beach condo faces spending inquiry
- Nevada – HOA fraud trial kicks off this week
- Florida – Residents allege condo leaders are cashing in on positions
- Nevada – Former Henderson woman pleads guilty in real estate fraud
- Nevada – Key defendant pleads guilty in HOA takeover scheme
- Florida – Lawyer faces suspension over loan fraud in Royal Palm Beach
- Massachusetts – Waltham woman pleads guilty to embezzling $350K from condo complex
- Maryland – City says forged or altered document resulted in $2 million tax break for condos
- Hawaii – Former condo management head indicted on theft charges
- Colorado – Keystone HOA’s financial admin charged with embezzlement
- North Carolina – Townhome Owners: It’s just not adding up
- Nevada – Target of Las Vegas HOA investigation detailed scheme, bribes in secret document
- Florida – State investigation leads to Fort Lauderdale condo president’s arrest
- Georgia – Property manager accused of stealing $180K from HOAs
- Connecticut – Ex-treasurer accused of stealing $87,000 from Torrington homeowner’s association
- Florida – VA hospital called police on condominium shooting suspect
- Nevada – Federal Civil Rights Suit Updated Against Henderson Police
- Florida – CAMS and KICKBACKS – ONLY ALL TOO COMMON!
- Nevada – Comment by Evan McKenzie
- Florida – Clearwater condo fraud case leads to federal indictments
- Nevada – Homeowners association accused of hiding dozens of vehicles
- Nevada – New details revealed in HOA fraud case
- Florida – Condo president buys car, pays himself, with association funds
- New Mexico – Realty employee allegedly embezzled $100,000+ from Rio Rancho homeowners association
- Florida – Homeowners take control of MetroWest
- Florida – Allegations off bully tactics, misspent money
- Nevada – Delay sought for HOA fraud trial
- Florida – In Florida, Condo Battles Play Out
- Nevada – Delay sought for HOA fraud trial
- Nevada – $2 million awarded to couple in condo fraud case
- Arizona – Scottsdale HOA sues property management
- Florida – Former HOA President Arrested for Grand Theft
- Florida – Property management company is under state review
- Arizona – Mesa residents still fighting HOA, claim former board members misspent money
- Illinois – New Lenox Man Allegedly Embezzled $150K From Windermere West Homeowners Association
- Colorado – AG sues Colorado’s largest foreclosure law firms alleging massive fraud
- Florida – Ex-condo association president, 82, arrested on embezzlement charges in West Palm Beach
- Florida – Florida condo owners fighting takeovers mobilize, lobby lawmakers
- Maryland – Community leader convicted of theft from Severn condo association
- Pennsylvania – Candidate for a Pocono Country Place board fights disqualification
- Connecticut – Man charged with bilking thousands from Cromwell condos
- Michigan – Court Docket: Man accused of embezzlement from HOA
- Illinois – New Lenox Man Allegedly Embezzled $150K From Windermere West Homeowners Association
- Colorado – AG sues Colorado’s largest foreclosure law firms alleging massive fraud
- Florida – Ex-condo association president, 82, arrested on embezzlement charges in West Palm Beach
- Maryland – Community leader convicted of theft from Severn condo association
- Connecticut – Man charged with bilking thousands from Cromwell condos
- Michigan – Court Docket: Man accused of embezzlement from HOA
- Nevada – HOA case defendant gets yearlong federal prison term
- New York – Former Bon Aire treasurer indicted for allegedly pilfering $81K from condo fund
- Florida – Six plead guilty in condo fraud & scheme
- Nevada – 4 Defendants in Las Vegas HOA case strike deals to plead guilty
- Florida – Lake County developers arrested on 25 counts of grand theft
- Texas – Condo Manager sentenced for embezzling
- Tennessee – Suspects arrested in homeowner’s association embezzlement case
- Ventura County Star: Owner, CFO of homeowner association management company accused of embezzlement
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: HOA Gets $356,000 from FBI
- The Daily Progress: Ex-Hollymead treasurer charged with embezzlement
- KY3.com: Grand jury indicts woman for $300,000 theft from condominium association
- TX: Property manager gets 35 years for HOA theft
- N.J. property manager who stole $400K from homeowners association is sentenced to 6 years in prison
- Florida – $560,000 Embezzled From Condo Associations, Authorities Say (pinellasbeaches.patch.com)
- Arizona – Kala Pearson accused of embezzling from N. Arizona homeowners association (abc15.com Posted 12/24/12)
- Georgia – Thousands missing from local HOA (wrdw.com December 24, 2012)
- Texas – Police Say Man Stole $55K from Homeowner’s Association
- Texas – Benny Hopkins is charged with theft over $20,000 (Texomashomepage.com)
- Florida – Condo treasurer embezzled from Semoran Club, cops say (Orlando Sentinel: By Jeff Weiner, January 23, 2013)
- Virginia – PTO, HOA embezzler given prison time, restitution (nvdaily.com: By Joe Beck Jan. 27, 2013)
- Florida – Deputy arrested, accused of taking HOA money (WFTV.COM, Feb. 13, 2013)
- Nevada – Benzer, accused in HOA scheme, indicted on tax evasion charges
- Georgia – Stratford homeowners react to treasurer’s charges
- Florida – More Homeowners Associations Victimized
- Illinois – Employee used condo association credit card for jewelry
- Florida – Former West Palm Beach-area condo association head, 86, accused of cashing checks in personal account
- Florida – Bimini Bay developer got HOA cash on day of arrest
- Colorado
- Florida – ICON SOUTH BEACH RESIDENTS ANGRY AFTER BOARD PREZ CASHED $113,000 IN CHECKS
- Nevada
The following are referenced from CAI:
- PA: Manager Pleads Guilty To Bilking Montco Condo Owners of $600K
- IL: Naperville library board president, businessman accused of embezzlement
A prominent Naperville civic leader and real estate agent is free on bond and awaiting trial, accused of embezzling nearly $26,000 from a homeowners’ association on the city’s northeast side…. - PA: Police: Dover Twp. man stole $60K from homeowners assocation
A former treasurer of a Dover Township homeowners association stole more than $60,000 from the association, police said…. - MD: Boonsboro woman charged with theft from homeowners association
A Boonsboro woman has been charged with theft in connection with an estimated $137,000 that was withdrawn from a homeowners association’s bank accounts, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office… - FL: Lovers Key Condo board members plead guilty to grand theft
Charles Bennett and Ken Marwick, both former members of the condominium board for Lovers Key Condominium in Estero, Monday pled as charged to charges of First Degree Grand Theft in connection with their theft of over $290,000 from a reserve account o… - GA: Man accused of stealing $17K from HOA
A 78-year-old Cobb County man is accused taking nearly $18,000 from his neighborhood association and using part of it to pay his bills…. - CA: Former Bayside Commons Manager Charged with Embezzlement, Grand Theft
Albany police arrested the former general manager of the Bayside Commons condo complex on Pierce Street in late December, said authorities on Thursday in response to an information request from Albany Patch…. - MD: OC Condo Bookkeeper Charged In Theft Scheme
On the heels of one of the largest condo association theft schemes in recent memory, a Dagsboro, Del. woman last week was indicted on 15 counts of theft scheme and theft for allegedly bilking an Ocean City condominium association out of tens of thou… - FL: President of homeowners association accused of embezzlement
Board members of the Sabal Springs Golf and Raquet Club filed charges Wednesday against the former president of the homeowners association, claiming he embezzled more than a $1 million over the last 3 years…. - OH: Prosecutor’s filing indicates women may plead guilty to stealing $1.6M
One, Michelle Banks, was the chief operating officer of a condominium management company and is expected to admit she stole $1.3 million from 12 area condo associations…. - Prosecutors: Issaquah HOA president bilked organization
Investigators said a 46-year-old Issaquah man bilked more than $11,000 from a homeowners association he used to lead…. - Banks don’t look at names, signatures on cheques
A group of B.C. condominium owners is upset Canada’s largest credit union allowed the treasurer of their complex to cash about $50,000 in cheques that were payable to others… - Former Palo Alto neighborhood group manager strikes plea deal in embezzlement ca
Kimball Allen, the former administrative manager of the Greenmeadow Community Association, pleaded no contest to embezzling more than $60,000 from the South Palo Alto neighborhood group, prosecutors said Friday…. - MD: Grand Jury Indicts In Theft Scheme Case
Scott faces six total counts including three counts related to his alleged theft scheme carried out against various condominium associations in and around the Ocean City area as well as three counts related to other individuals, for which he illegall… - WI: Franklin police probe suspected condo association fraud
A 53-year-old man is under police investigation for possibly defrauding the Legend Park condo association in Franklin of about $30,000, according to a subpoena…. - WA: Former Olympia-area homeowners association worker guilty of theft
judge sentenced the former facilities manager of the Carlyon Beach Homeowners’ Association to 90 days in jail and required her to pay $50,000 in restitution after she pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing from her former employer…. - NJ: Former property manager in Freehold Twp. accused of embezzling $75K
A 59-year-old Ocean Township woman has been charged with misappropriating more than $75,000 in homeowner dues over a seven-year period, in her former capacity as a property manager for the Strickland Farms Homeowners Association…. - GA: Former HOA treasurer arrested
The former treasurer of a Brookhaven homeowners association has been arrested and charged with stealing $123,000 from the group’s reserve account… - GA: Manager gets 3 years probation for fraud
Ray, 37, of Blackshear, plundered the bank accounts of the Laurel Grove Homeowners Association and Belle Point Homeowners Association to finance Internet shopping sprees for clothes and other personal items, an FBI investigation showed…. - OH: Woman gets prison for bilking condo associations
A Mentor woman who bilked dozens of local condo associations out of $3.4 million was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison Tuesday…. - NJ: Mother, daughter charged in scam – Indictment: Condo funds misused
A mother-daughter management team has been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury on charges they bilked more than $1 million from condominium owners in Aberdeen…. - NY: Dare’s role in Pastures cost association $100,000
An advocate for the Historic Pastures Homeowners Association, which lost more than $100,000 in association dues from the mismanagement of the properties by Aaron R. Dare, said federal authorities have refused to identify the group as a crime victim, … - PA: $600K Swiped From Montco Condo Association
A Montgomery County condo manager and his acquaintances took more than half a million dollars from the Plymouth Hill Condominium Home Owners Association, Plymouth Township Police said…. - VA: Fraud at Koger may tally $2 million
A forensic accountant reviewing financial records of an embattled homeowners-association management company says the amount allegedly missing from customers is more than double an original estimate… - OH: Embezzler tells how she spent $1 million
Kathleen DeSalvo, co-owner of the firm that once managed Mariners Point Condominium Association, told attorneys last week she used the money, allegedly stolen from the various associations, for personal and business expenses, David Kaman of Kaman and… - CA: Sheriff’s Deputy Who Took Money From HOA Sentenced
An 18-year sheriff’s deputy, who took thousands of dollars from his homeowners association while acting as its treasurer, was sentenced Wednesday to probation after a judge reduced a felony embezzlement charge to a misdemeanor…. - WI: Treasurer of Kansasville home owner’s association reportedly forged checks
The treasurer of the Eagle Lake Manor Community Association is charged forging checks against the association’s accounts to pay personal bills…. - FL: Four charged in multi-million dollar fraud scheme at Hallandale Beach condo
Two people were arrested Wednesday and two others were being sought in connection with an alleged kickback scheme at a Hallandale Beach condo that may have cost apartment owners up to $4 million in unnecessary assessments, police and condo officials … - NJ: Readington condo official admits stealing $200K
A former community manager of the Whitehouse Village Condominium Association in Readington admitted Friday in state Superior Court to stealing at least $200,000 from the organization, authorities said….
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