HOAs bilked; 60-year-old arrested
By Mariecar Mendoza
The Desert Sun, Apr 7, 2007
A 60-year-old Cathedral City woman has been charged with embezzlement for allegedly taking more than $361,000 in a homeowners association scam.
San Bernardino sheriff's deputies arrested Mary Lambert Clark, also known as Mary Jacquelin Clark, at 57-459 Buena Suerte Road in Yucca Valley on Tuesday, according to San Bernardino County jail records.
Riverside County investigators had issued a warrant for her arrest.
Clark managed nine homeowners associations with at least two in Palm Springs, according to a felony complaint filed at the Riverside County Superior Court.
She is charged with nine counts of embezzlement, said Ingrid Wyatt, spokeswoman for the Riverside County District Attorney's office.
An investigation still is ongoing, but officials believe Clark allegedly stole more than $361,000.
When Clark was arrested, she was taken to West Valley Detention Center. Later, San Bernardino officials released her to Riverside County officials.
She is jailed at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, according to county jail records.
Clark will be in court Monday, jail officials said.
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