MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – A property manager is wanted after she was accused of embezzling thousands from Martin County HOAs, according to the sheriff’s office.
In a release on Monday afternoon, deputies said that the woman — identified as Alexandra Gonzalez, 46 — is a property management bookkeeper who was accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from local HOAs.
“Investigators say that over an extended period of time, Gonzalez wrote checks to herself from HOA accounts that she managed and concealed the thefts by creating fictitious invoices and false ledger entries,” the release reads. “She also allegedly forged the signatures of authorized account holders.”
According to investigators, the stolen funds were used for personal expenses like shopping, plastic surgery and vacations.
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The sheriff’s office said that Gonzalez worked for Avant-Garde Property Management, and the identified victims at this time include Whitemarsh Reserve Homeowners Association and The Dunes of Hutchinson Island.
Now, Gonzalez has warrants out for her arrest on the following charges:
- Two counts of fraud over $50,000
- Two counts of grand theft
- 61 counts of uttering false instruments
- 59 counts of embezzlement
Her total bond has been set at $1.35 million.
Meanwhile, deputies said Gonzalez may currently be in the Miramar or Vero Beach areas.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to contact the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
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