{"id":44313,"date":"2026-04-08T01:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44313"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:12:02","slug":"florida-bookkeeper-accused-of-embezeling-hundreds-of-thousands-in-hoa-funds-for-plastic-surgery-and-lavish-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44313","title":{"rendered":"Florida bookkeeper accused of embezeling hundreds of thousands in HOA funds for plastic surgery and lavish trips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>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<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1HFMi6VfQa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the Martin County Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39020641\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.74545455;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39020641\" width=\"410\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/alexandra-delacaridad-gonzalez-property-125185501.jpg\" alt=\"Mugshot of Alexandra Delacaridad Gonzalez.\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/alexandra-delacaridad-gonzalez-property-125185501.jpg?resize=43,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 43w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/alexandra-delacaridad-gonzalez-property-125185501.jpg?resize=116,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 116w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/alexandra-delacaridad-gonzalez-property-125185501.jpg?resize=37,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 37w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/alexandra-delacaridad-gonzalez-property-125185501.jpg?resize=150,201&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\"\/><figcaption>Alexandra Delacaridad Gonzalez, 46, is wanted for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from homeowners\u2019 associations\u00a0to fund her plastic surgeries and lavish vacations. <span class=\"credit\">Martin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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<p>She allegedly siphoned the funds for her personal expenses \u2014 including shopping, plastic surgery, and vacations, subpoenaed records showed.  <\/p>\n<p>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<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect started with smaller amounts $2,000 but doing it multiple times a week, like five times a week,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/florida-bookkeeper-hoa-stealing-deputy-arrest\/70942679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheriff John Budensiek told WPBF. <\/a><\/p>\n<p> \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<p>Police have not yet nabbed Gonzalez and believe she may be hiding out in the Miramar or Vero Beach area.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39020650\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39020650\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" 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(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\"\/><figcaption>Police have not yet nabbed Gonzalez and believe she may be hiding out in the Miramar or Vero Beach area. <span class=\"credit\">Felix Mizioznikov \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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<p>The exact total amount of money Gonzalez allegedly snatched from the two HOAs has not been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Her bond has already been set at $1,350,000 as authorities continue frantically searching for her. <\/p>\n<p>Budensiek said local homeowners may end up paying for the brazen theft in the long run. <\/p>\n<p>\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<p>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<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/07\/us-news\/florida-bookkeeper-accused-of-embezeling-hundreds-of-thousands-in-hoa-funds-for-plastic-surgery-and-lavish-trips\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}