A Hickory woman was recently indicted on wire fraud charges for embezzling more than $1.5 million from the clients of a law firm where she worked, according to Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
According to allegations in the indictment, 54-year-old Jennifer Elaine Roarke, who is also known as Jennifer Claveria, misused her access and position with the law firm to embezzle more than $1.5 million from the trusts of the law firm’s clients from 2015 to 2021. Roarke executed the embezzlement scheme by making hundreds of unauthorized wire transfers from bank accounts associated with the law firm’s clients’ trusts into bank accounts controlled by Roarke.
She allegedly used the embezzled funds to pay for personal items, make mortgage, car, and credit card payments, and to fund an extravagant lifestyle. The information and charges in the indictment are allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law. The wire fraud charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.
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