A Vance woman has been indicted on federal charges of embezzling more than $10 million from a former Shelby County employer.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Catherine Crosby announced that Laura Lynn Tucker, 54, was charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of county identity theft.
Tucker has agreed to plead guilty to all charges. The seven-count indictment and Tucker’s plea agreement were announced this week.
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Tucker worked as an office manager and bookkeeper for a Calera-based pond management company from 2000 to 2024.
Through her duties, Tucker obtained multiple company credit cards that she was authorized to use to pay certain business expenses.
However, authorities said that from February 2020 to December 2024, Tucker used those company credit cards to pay for personal expenses totaling more than $10 million. Some of the money was spent at consignment stores and sporting goods stores, records show.
In 2020, Pond Management posted the news on Facebook and Instagram: “Laura Melton Tucker has been with us for 20 years. Her loyalty and hard work are appreciated every day.”
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The FBI investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorneys Brett A. Janich and Daniel S. McBrayer are prosecuting the prosecution.
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