{"id":2422500,"date":"2026-05-18T22:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2422500"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:40:38","slug":"hogans-ex-accountant-indicted-for-890k-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hogans-ex-accountant-indicted-for-890k-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogan&#8217;s Ex-Accountant Indicted for $890K Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Melissia Gauthreaux, a former accountant who worked for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/hulk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hulk Hogan;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hulk Hogan&quot;}\">Hulk Hogan<\/a>, has been federally indicted on six counts of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/griminal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:wire fraud;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wire fraud&quot;}\">wire fraud<\/a> for allegedly embezzling more than $890,000 from a Florida public figure between 2017 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The indictment, which follows a lengthy FBI investigation, does not identify the victim by name, describing the target only as an unidentified &#8220;public figure&#8221; in Florida. Hogan employed Gauthreaux during that same period, with bookkeeping among her listed duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prosecutors say Gauthreaux used her firm, Accounting Resources and Management Services, to divert the funds. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/12\/hulk-hogan-cpa-indicted-for-alleged-theft\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:According to TMZ;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;According to TMZ&quot;}\" class=\"link \">According to TMZ<\/a>, the federal indictment states she held signatory authority over the alleged victim&#8217;s accounts, meaning she could sign documents on their behalf, which prosecutors allege she used to move money without consent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Each wire fraud count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, putting Gauthreaux&#8217;s total exposure at up to 120 years if convicted on all six charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;COMPLEX SHOP&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hogan died last summer after suffering <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/athlete-criminals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:cardiac arrest;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;cardiac arrest&quot;}\">cardiac arrest<\/a> at his home in Clearwater Beach, Florida. That same home <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/hulk-hogan-clearwater-beach-mansion-145013193.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:took a major $2 million price cut recently after being originally listed for $10.98 million;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;took a major $2 million price cut recently after being originally listed for $10.98 million&quot;}\">took a major $2 million price cut recently after being originally listed for $10.98 million<\/a>. 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