Thursday, December 27, 2012

Man Charge with Embezzling from Condo Associations


The Chief Financial Officer of Total Realty Services has been accused of embezzling more than $560,000 from a number of condominium associations in Florida.  Roberto Velez had taken the funds from 10 associations over a period of three and a half years.  Velez deceitfully breached the duty owed to those communities as the individual in charge of money intended to benefit the residents living in those associations.  

The Pinellas County Sheriff office has charged Velez with grand theft. 

This unfortunate incident underscores the importance of community associations getting actual copies of their bank statements each month. LandArc has made it a practice to include bank statements and detailed reconciliations for each account of its customers, even multiple reserve accounts or checking accounts in some cases. 

Click here for more information about this unfortunate situation.

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