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Martin County HOA Bookkeeper Surrenders on 124-Count Theft Case With $1.28 Million Bond

Audits by other homeowners groups could expand the case.

Overview

  • Gonzalez, who turned herself in early Thursday at the Martin County Jail, made a first court appearance with bond set at $1,282,500.
  • Deputies say she ran a yearlong scheme by writing checks to herself and hiding them with fake invoices, false ledger entries, and forged signatures.
  • Investigators report nearly $200,000 was taken from two associations, Whitemarsh Reserve in Stuart and The Dunes of Hutchinson Island, between February 2025 and January 2026.
  • She faces 124 felony counts that include fraud, grand theft, uttering false instruments, and nearly 60 embezzlement charges tied to forged financial documents.
  • Officials say the money went to trips, shopping, and cosmetic procedures, and HOAs are filing insurance claims as the sheriff warns restitution could end up as a civil lien if funds are not recovered.