Nottingham Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $600,000 From HOA, Funding Lavish Lifestyle

Nottingham woman pleads guilty to embezzling $600,000 from HOA, funding lavish lifestyle

A Nottingham woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing nearly $600,000 from multiple homeowners' associations in Harford and Baltimore counties over a five-year period.

Nottingham woman sentenced to 20 years over Ponzi scheme that defrauded HOAs of nearly $600,000

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Nottingham woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but five years suspended, after pleading guilty to running a multiyear Ponzi scheme that defrauded numerous homeowners associations of nearly $600,000, prosecutors announced. Sarah Chester, 44, entered guilty pleas in Harford County Circuit Court to one count of a theft scheme over $100,000, one count of forgery of private documents, and one count of embezzlement. Ha…