Shelton Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Charge In Connection To $730K Embezzlement Scheme: Feds

SHELTON, CT — A Shelton woman accused of embezzling more than $739,000 from a Connecticut company pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge Thursday, David Sullivan, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced in a news release.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Pamela Aguilar, 65, of Shelton, was employed as chief financial officer of a Danbury-based software company.

Between approximately 2018 and 2025, Aguilar defrauded the Danbury company by making ACH and wire transfers from the company's account to personal bank accounts, writing checks and making cash withdrawals from the company's account and by making PayPal and credit card payments from the company's account for her own benefit, according to Sullivan.

Sullivan said Aguilar stole more than $739,466.44 from the company through this scheme and attempted to cover up her behavior by providing false weekly cash reports and false monthly financial statements to the company's chief executive officer.

Aguilar pleaded guilty to wire fraud, which carries a maximum prison term of 20 years, according to Sullivan.

She is released on a $50,000 bond pending sentencing, which is scheduled for August, Sullivan said.