Kimberley Dixon
Kimberley Dixon

By Matt Wiley

With access to someone else’s money, it can be tempting to make it your own, but the stakes are high and the consequences are real, as one Lutz woman recently discovered.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), Kimberley Sadie Dixon, 46, embezzled nearly $120,000 from Wesley Chapel-based First In Property Management (located in the Cypress Ridge Professional Center).

The arrest report states that Dixon was responsible for collecting payments from the tenants of the company’s clients and making sure that those clients received the payments. Dixon also was responsible for collecting rental application and pet fees, as well as security deposits for clients.

However, during the investigation (which was sparked by a complaint from the company’s owner), it was discovered that Dixon had been re-routing checks to her own bank account for two years. PCSO also found out that Dixon was altering money orders issued to First In Property Management by putting her own name down on them as the recipient.

In total, Dixon is accused of embezzling $119,590.13 and admitted to the crime after she was arrested on January 14. Dixon was charged with grand theft of more than $100,000 and was released on a $50,000 bond later the same day.

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