Cape Coral woman wanted after missing court for grand theft and scheme to defraud arrest
>> IT’S FRIDAY. WE’RE ALL HAPPY ABOUT THAT. WE’RE ALL HAPPY TO FOR OURSELF. WEST FLORIDA CRIME STOPPERS HERE TO TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYES OUT ON THIS. YOU HAVE FOR US TODAY IN INTERESTING LIST THIS WEEK AND WE’RE STARTING OFF THAT LIST WITH A GUY ACCUSED OF PEDDLING HIGH POWER DRUGS IN THE HEART OF CAPE CORAL. >> A BRAND NEW WARRANT FOR THE ARREST OF DONALD CORELLI WAS ISSUED EARLIER THIS WEEK AFTER HE VIOLATED PROBATION FOLLOWING AN ARREST FOR THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF FENTANYL. DETECTIVES HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING DRUG SALES ON THE CAPE WHEN THEY SPOTTED UP A REALLY PULLING UP TO A VERY BUSY GAS STATION WITH A FEMALE FRIEND WHO WE IRONICALLY PROFILED RIGHT HERE ON FUTURE FRIDAY. EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, THEY WATCHED AS HE PULLED THE BAG OUT OF THE TRUNK AND THEN GAVE IT TO HIS FRIEND WHO IN TURN, HANDED IT OFF FOR CASH TO A 3RD PARTY WHEN OFFICERS SWOOPED IN PAROLEES CAR ALONG WITH THEIR CANINE, THEY QUICKLY FOUND 14 BAGS OF FENTANYL ALL PACKAGED UP AND READY FOR STREET SALES. WE’RE REALLY ENDED UP BEHIND BARS FOR 6 MONTHS, FOLLOWED BY 36 MONTHS OF PROBATION, WHICH HE VIOLATED RECENTLY WHEN HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR DRUGS IN HIS SYSTEM. NOW, THE COURTS RECOMMENDING 9 MORE MONTHS IN LOCKUP FOR HIM REALLY IS 3 PRIORS LOCALLY FOR DRUG CHARGES AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL JAIL TIME IN SARASOTA. HE IS 5, 7, 170 POUNDS AND WILL CELEBRATE HIS 39TH BIRTHDAY JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM NOW. NEXT UP IS A FREQUENT FELON WHO HAS MADE UNHEALTHY HABIT OF TAKING THINGS THAT DON’T BELONG TO HIM. COREY MCDONALD NOW FINDS HIMSELF BACK IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW THIS TIME FOR VIOLATING PROBATION AFTER MULTIPLE COUNTS OF RETAIL THEFT. THE 30 YEAR-OLD WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN HIS NAME POPPED UP AS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN SEVERAL ACTIVE THEFT INVESTIGATIONS. AS IT TURNS OUT, MCDONALD STOOD ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM A LIQUOR STORE AS WELL AS MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN MERCHANDISE THAT TRAFFIC STOP ENDED UP IN A TRIP TO JAIL WHERE HE SPENT THE NEXT 3 MONTHS BEFORE PLEADING GUILTY AND BEING PLACED ON 2 YEARS OF STATE PROBATION. BUT LAST MONTH HE VIOLATED THOSE TERMS WHEN HE PICKED UP AND MOVED LEAVING WITHOUT A TRACE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WITHOUT NOTIFYING HIS PROBATION OFFICER. NOW IT’S RECOMMENDED THAT HIS PROBATION GETS REVOKED. ANY SPEND THE NEXT 364 DAYS AND THE LEE COUNTY JAIL. THIS KOKOMO, INDIANA NATIVE, HAS 4 PRIORS FOR RESISTING BATTERY, DUI AND THEFT. HE IS 6, 4, 195 POUNDS AND WAS LAST KNOWN TO BE LIVING IN SOUTHEAST CAPE CORAL. ALSO ON THE RUN, THIS FIRST FRIDAY OF MAY IS A REPEAT OFFENDER WHO’S ALREADY BEEN BUSTED 32 TIMES SINCE 2002, CHARLES MOK NOW FINDS HIMSELF IS WANTED MAN AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR VIOLATING PROBATION AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF FELONY THEFT. DETECTIVES SAY MOTT WENT TO A LOCAL STORE. WERE HE SELECTED A FEW TOOLS, UNDERSHIRT AND SIMPLY WALK OUT THE DOOR MANAGERS REVIEW REVIEWED SECURITY FOOTAGE, THEY IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE MART FROM PREVIOUS. THAT’S FROM THAT SAME EXACT LOCATION. HE WAS ARRESTED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND WAS ADJUDICATED AS A HABITUAL FELONY OFFENDER. MOTT SPENT 364 DAYS IN JAIL AND JUST REGAINED HIS FREEDOM. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO. BUT WITHIN DAYS HE VIOLATED TERMS OF HIS PROBATION, TRIGGERING A NEW WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST. OVER THE YEARS. THIS 42 YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN CUFFED ON A LONG LIST OF CHARGES TO INCLUDE BATTERY, GRAND THEFT, BURGLARY, DRUGS, RESISTING DISORDERLY INTOXICATION AND DUI. HE IS 5.11, 189 POUNDS. AND UPON HIS ARREST, HE WILL BE HELD WITHOUT BOND IN THE LAKE COUNTY JAIL. IN CLOSING OUT THIS WEEK’S LIST IS A CAPE CORAL WOMAN. HE USED HER FORMER EMPLOYERS CHECKS AND CREDIT CARDS TO GO IN A MULTI-MONTH SPREE OF GAMBLING SHOPPING AND EATING OUT. STEPHANIE PARAMOUR NOW FINDS HERSELF BACK IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF THE LAW AFTER FAILING TO SHOW UP IN COURT FOLLOWING AN ARREST FOR SCHEME TO DEFRAUD GRAND THEFT AND CRIMINAL USE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION. PARAMOUR WAS HIRED AS THE OFFICE MANAGER FOR A LOCAL BUSINESS. BUT SHORTLY AFTER SHE STARTED, SHE WENT ON A 4 MONTH WHERE SHE USED THE CORPORATE CARD AND AUTHORED 82 ILLEGAL CHECKS TO FUND HER GAMBLING HABIT TO THE TUNE OF OVER $106,000 DETECTIVES FOUND THAT THE 52 YEAR-OLD IT BUILT FUNDS FROM HER BOSS FOR TRIPS THAT GAMBLING VENUES AND PAYING FOR HER CELL PHONE CASH TRANSFERS AND EVEN FUNDING AN ACCOUNT FOR INMATE PHONE CALLS. PARAMOUR HAS 7 PRIORS ON MORE THAN 120 CRIMINAL COUNTS OF THEFT FRAUD AND THEFT AND FRAUD IN LEE COUNTY, COUPLED WITH ORGANIZED FRAUD IN SARASOTA. AND AS ALWAYS, IF YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE FUGITIVES WE FEATURED HERE TODAY, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL THE CRIME STOPPERS HOTLINE. THAT NUMBER IS 1, 807, 8, 0 TIPS. ALL CALLERS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASH REWARD OF UP TO $3,000. CAN YOU IMAGINE JUST TAKING THE BOSS’S CAR AND JUST YOU KNOW, AND PAYING FOR ADVANCE PAYING FOR INMATE PHONE CALLS. I MEAN, $100,000.04 MONTHS. THAT’S THAT’S A LOT OF SHOPPING PLOW. AND IT’S IT WAS AN AMAZON ALL RIGHT. WELL, MAYBE YOU CAN GET A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY IF YO
Cape Coral woman wanted after missing court for grand theft and scheme to defraud arrest
Updated: 10:43 AM EDT May 2, 2026
A Cape Coral woman is wanted for reportedly using her former employer’s checks and credit cards to go on a multi-month spree of gambling, shopping and eating out.Stephenie Parramore finds herself back in the crosshairs of the law after failing to show up in court following an arrest for a scheme to defraud, grand theft, and criminal use of personal identification.Parramore was hired as the office manager for a local business, but shortly after she started, she went on a four-month spending spree. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, she used the corporate card and authored 82 illegal checks to fund her gambling habit, to the tune of over $106,000.Detectives found that the 52-year-old bilked funds from her boss for trips to gambling venues, paid for her cell phone, cash transfers, and even funded an account for inmate phone calls.Parramore has seven priors on more than 120 criminal counts of theft and fraud in Lee County, coupled with organized fraud in Sarasota.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
LEE COUNTY, Fla. —
A Cape Coral woman is wanted for reportedly using her former employer’s checks and credit cards to go on a multi-month spree of gambling, shopping and eating out.
Stephenie Parramore finds herself back in the crosshairs of the law after failing to show up in court following an arrest for a scheme to defraud, grand theft, and criminal use of personal identification.
Parramore was hired as the office manager for a local business, but shortly after she started, she went on a four-month spending spree.
According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, she used the corporate card and authored 82 illegal checks to fund her gambling habit, to the tune of over $106,000.
Detectives found that the 52-year-old bilked funds from her boss for trips to gambling venues, paid for her cell phone, cash transfers, and even funded an account for inmate phone calls.
Parramore has seven priors on more than 120 criminal counts of theft and fraud in Lee County, coupled with organized fraud in Sarasota.
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