A Vance woman has been charged federally with embezzling more than $10 million from her former employer in Shelby County.

Laura Lynn Tucker, 54, was charged with six counts of wire fraud and one county of identity theft, announced Northern District of Alabama Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine Crosby.

Tucker has agreed to plead guilty to all of the charges. The seven-count charge and Tucker’s plea agreement were made public this week.

Tucker from 2000 through 2024 was the office manager and bookkeeper for a pond management company headquartered in Calera.

Through her duties, Tucker was provided multiple company credit cards which she was authorized to use to pay for certain business expenses.

However, from February 2020 through December 2024, authorities said, Tucker used those company credit cards to pay for personal expenses totaling more than $10 million. Some of that money was spent at consignment stores and a sporting goods store, records show.

In 2020, the pond management company post this on Facebook and Instagram: “Laura Melton Tucker has been with us for 20 years. Her loyalty and hard work is appreciated daily.”

The FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brett A. Janich and Daniel S. McBrayer are prosecuting.

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