Vance Woman Charged With Embezzling More Than $10M From Employer

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that a Vance woman has been charged with embezzling more than $10 million from her former employer.

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Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby said that Laura Lynn Tucker, 56, has been charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.

Court records indicate Tucker has agreed to plead guilty to all charges as part of a plea agreement.

Prosecutors allege Tucker worked for a pond management company headquartered in Calera from 2000 through 2024, serving as the company’s office manager and bookkeeper.

In that role, Tucker was issued multiple company credit cards and was authorized to use them to pay certain business expenses.

Authorities say that between February 2020 and December 2024, Tucker used credit cards assigned to her, as well as credit cards issued to other employees and additional company credit cards, to pay for personal expenses totaling more than $10 million.

A date for Tucker to formally enter her guilty plea has not yet been scheduled.

The case was investigated by the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brett A. Janich and Daniel S. McBrayer.

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