Jennifer Elaine Roarke, 54, of Hickory, N.C., has been indicted on wire fraud charges for embezzling more than $1.5 million from the clients of a law firm where she was employed, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. 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. Roarke allegedly used the embezzled funds to pay for personal items, make mortgage, car, and credit card payments, and to fund an extravagant lifestyle.
