VENTURA COUNTY STAR: Owner, CFO of homeowner association management company accused of embezzlement
By Teresa Rochester — September 9, 2013
An Agoura Hills woman was out on $20,000 bail after pleading not guilty Monday to charges that her employer and she embezzled nearly $1 million from a Simi Valley homeowners association. Melissa Hoff-Solomon-Ramsey, 37, was arraigned on charges of grand theft and conspiracy to commit grand theft, according to Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Howard Weiss. Hoff-Solomon-Ramsey was initially booked in lieu of $500,000 bail, but Superior Court Judge Kevin McGee reduced it to $20,000 at Monday’s hearing. She and her boss, Kristin Davis, 44, the owner and CEO of Paradigm Management Group, were arrested last weekend after a years-long investigation. Hoff-Solomon-Ramsey was the company’s chief financial officer, authorities said. Read more: