HOA Manager Charged After $53,630 Spending Spree on Amazon and DoorDash

Shiesha Laquette Sparrow, a manager for the Lakewood Forest HOA in Texas, was charged with felony theft after allegedly spending more than $53,630 of association funds on Amazon orders, DoorDash deliveries, and personal bills.

The case was picked up nationally within days, explicitly framed by several outlets as part of a broader wave of HOA-manager embezzlement cases surfacing in 2026 — a reminder that the person collecting your dues each month usually has far more unsupervised access to that money than most homeowners realize.