Cape Coral woman wanted after missing court for grand theft and scheme to defraud arrest

LEE COUNTY, Fla. —

A Cape Coral woman is wanted for reportedly using her former employer's checks and credit cards to go on a multi-month spree of gambling, shopping and eating out.

Stephenie Parramore finds herself back in the crosshairs of the law after failing to show up in court following an arrest for a scheme to defraud, grand theft, and criminal use of personal identification.

Parramore was hired as the office manager for a local business, but shortly after she started, she went on a four-month spending spree.

According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, she used the corporate card and authored 82 illegal checks to fund her gambling habit, to the tune of over $106,000.

Detectives found that the 52-year-old bilked funds from her boss for trips to gambling venues, paid for her cell phone, cash transfers, and even funded an account for inmate phone calls.

Parramore has seven priors on more than 120 criminal counts of theft and fraud in Lee County, coupled with organized fraud in Sarasota.

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