SHELTON — A federal grand jury indicted a Shelton woman Oct. 15 for allegedly embezzling money from the company she worked for.
The suspect, Pamela Aguilar, 65, is charged with five counts of wire fraud.
According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and public court files, Aguilar was the chief financial officer for an unnamed software company in the area.
The indictment alleges she took money from the company’s bank accounts and transferred the money into bank accounts she controlled, or used it to make credit card and PayPal payments.
The following transfers were listed in the indictment:
$1,401.35 on March 2, 2022
$7,950 on Dec. 29, 2023
$6,150 on March 7, 2024
$5,500 on Dec. 2, 2024
$4,750 on Feb. 12, 2025
The government alleges the crimes started happening after Aguilar was hired in 2018, and that she created fake cash reports and falsified financial statements to cover her tracks.
“It is alleged that through this scheme, Aguilar stole approximately $700,000 from Company A,” according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Aguilar is being represented by Michael Petrik, a federal public defender.
A status conference on the case is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Jan. 28, 2026.