Aimee Statham charged with wire fraud HOA, Rouland Management Services

A Shelby County woman is charged with wire fraud for allegedly embezzling her employer, Rouland Management Services, and the homeowners associations they manage. (Video above: Rouland Management accused of mishandling HOA money) – Former Aimee Louise Statham of Chelsea is accused of embezzling RMS and HOAs managed by the group, according to the US Attorney of Alabama’s Northern District, Prim Escalona, and FBI Special Agent in Charge, Johnnie Sharp Jr. According to information to a single account, Statham made unauthorized transfers to his personal account from an RMS bank account and various HOA bank accounts while employed as the company’s accountant. The transfers reportedly took place between January 2018 and August 2021 and were used to pay for Statham’s personal expenses. Statham is also individually named in a 2021 lawsuit filed by four Shelby and Jefferson county wards against RMS, which accuses the company of misplacing at least $200,000 of their HOA funds. Along with the indictment, a plea agreement has been filed by the government and Statham is due to appear before a judge to enter a guilty plea. If convicted of wire fraud, Statham faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. This matter was investigated by the FBI, the Pelham Police Department and the United States Secret Service’s Cyber Fraud Task Force.

SHELBY COUNTY, Alabama —

A Shelby County woman is charged with wire fraud for allegedly embezzling her employer, Rouland Management Services, and the homeowners associations they manage.

(Video above: Rouland Management accused of mishandling HOA money)

Information filed with the U.S. District Court shows Aimee Louise Statham, 47, of Chelsea, is charged with embezzling RMS and HOAs operated by the group, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, Prim Escalona, and FBI Special Agent in Charge, Johnnie Sharp. Jr.

According to single account information, Statham made unauthorized transfers to her personal account from an RMS bank account and various HOA bank accounts while employed as the company’s bookkeeper. The transfers reportedly took place between January 2018 and August 2021 and were used to pay for Statham’s personal expenses.

Statham is also individually named in a 2021 lawsuit filed by four Shelby and Jefferson county wards against RMS, which accuses the company of misplacing at least $200,000 of its HOA funds.

Along with the indictment, a plea agreement has been filed by the government and Statham is due to appear before a judge to enter a guilty plea.

If convicted of wire fraud, Statham faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

This matter was investigated by the FBI, the Pelham Police Department and the United States Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force.