{"id":222820,"date":"2026-04-08T01:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222820\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:58:14","slug":"florida-bookkeeper-accused-of-embezeling-hundreds-of-thousands-in-hoa-funds-for-plastic-surgery-and-lavish-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222820\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida bookkeeper accused of embezeling hundreds of thousands in HOA funds for plastic surgery and lavish trips"},"content":{"rendered":"

A manhunt is underway for a Florida bookkeeper who allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from homeowners\u2019 associations\u00a0to fund her plastic surgeries and lavish vacations.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Delacaridad Gonzalez, 46, allegedly wrote checks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to herself from HOA accounts that she managed as a bookkeeper for Avant-Garde Property Management over an \u201cextended period of time,\u201d according to the Martin County Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/a><\/p>\n

\"MugshotAlexandra Delacaridad Gonzalez, 46, is wanted for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from homeowners\u2019 associations\u00a0to fund her plastic surgeries and lavish vacations. Martin County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

Gonzalez attempted to cover up her alleged embezzlement by creating fake invoices and ledger entries, and forging the signatures of authorized account holders, police said. <\/p>\n

She allegedly siphoned the funds for her personal expenses \u2014 including shopping, plastic surgery, and vacations, subpoenaed records showed. <\/p>\n

Two HOAs \u2014 Whitemarsh Reserve Homeowners Association and The Dunes of Hutchinson Island \u2014 identified the suspected fraud and reported it to police, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspect started with smaller amounts $2,000 but doing it multiple times a week, like five times a week,\u201d Sheriff John Budensiek told WPBF. <\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, about $10,000 a week was going in her pocket, and then she progressed from the 2,000 increments into the 5,000 increments at which she was fired and issued a warrant for her arrest,\u201d Budensiek added. <\/p>\n

Police have not yet nabbed Gonzalez and believe she may be hiding out in the Miramar or Vero Beach area.<\/p>\n

\"AerialPolice have not yet nabbed Gonzalez and believe she may be hiding out in the Miramar or Vero Beach area. Felix Mizioznikov \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

A warrant is currently out for her arrest on two counts of fraud exceeding $50,000, two counts of grand theft, 61 counts of uttering false instruments, and 59 counts of embezzlement, police said.<\/p>\n

The exact total amount of money Gonzalez allegedly snatched from the two HOAs has not been revealed.<\/p>\n

Her bond has already been set at $1,350,000 as authorities continue frantically searching for her. <\/p>\n

Budensiek said local homeowners may end up paying for the brazen theft in the long run. <\/p>\n

\u201cCould they get higher HOA fees? The answer is yes, potentially,\u201d Budensiek said. \u201cI mean, $200,000 for an HOA is a lot of money, and so we\u2019re actually furious that this lady had the nerve to do what she did and take advantage of our citizens here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cops are urging residents to reach out if they have any evidence on Gonzalez\u2019s whereabouts or believe their HOA may have been a victim of a similar scheme. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A manhunt is underway for a Florida bookkeeper who allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from homeowners\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[17639,28,30,29,9047,100886,2425,4278],"class_list":{"0":"post-222820","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-embezzling","9":"tag-florida","10":"tag-florida-headlines","11":"tag-florida-news","12":"tag-homeowners","13":"tag-manhunts","14":"tag-theft","15":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}