MIAMI (WSVN) – A husband and wife were convicted of being a crime duo after admitting to their roles in a massive theft of funds from their homeowner\u2019s association.<\/p>\n
In court on Thursday, former Hammocks HOA President Marglli Gallego pled guilty to one count of racketeering, and her husband, Jose Gonzalez, pled guilty to one count of money laundering.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs to count one of the information, I\u2019m adjudicating you, sentencing you to seven years in the state prison,\u201d Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida Judge Andrea Ricker Wolfson told Gallego.<\/p>\n
Gallego, named \u201cThe Mastermind\u201d of a multi-million dollar rip-off scheme, will head to prison while her husband gets saddled with years of probation.<\/p>\n
According to investigators, Gallego led a cast of characters that ultimately stole $11 million.<\/p>\n
At a press conference on Thursday, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle heralded the conviction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe now-convicted thieves who ran the Hammocks Homeowners Association, like an organized crime syndicate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
This case stems from a 2022 arrest of eight people of the Hammocks Homeowner\u2019s Association board, including Gallego and Gonzales.<\/p>\n
According to the state attorney, their investigation revealed a bunker at the HOA office where incriminating documents had been hidden. Their mobile investigation unit also found thousands of documents tucked away inside a strip mall disguised as a spa.<\/p>\n
All the information gathered unraveled the scheme that led to these arrests and convictions, officials said.<\/p>\n
The case prompted state lawmakers to take action to prevent this type of fraud scheme from happening again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey added criminal penalties to our HOA and [condominium associations] laws, finally providing the necessary tools for prosecutors around the state to go after corrupt HOA and COA boards,\u201d said Fernandez-Rundle.<\/p>\n
These changes have made it harder for people to steal from an HOA and to hide it.<\/p>\n
However, prosecutors said that if alleged criminals are found, the penalties will be much harsher under these new laws.<\/p>\n
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