The late Hulk Hogan’s former accountant, Melissia Gauthreaux, was reportedly charged with six counts of wire fraud after allegedly embezzling more than $890,000 from a “public figure.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched a lengthy investigation into Gauthreaux and claimed she used her business, Accounting Resources and Management Services, to embezzle large amounts of money between 2017 and 2021, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Sources close to the situation claimed Hogan employed Gauthreaux to perform duties including bookkeeping during that time period; however, Hogan was not officially identified as the victim in this case, according to TMZ.
NEW YORK – JANUARY 07: (U.S. TABS OUT) TV personality Hulk Hogan poses for a photo backstage during MTV’s Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios January 7, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
According to the indictment, Gauthreaux “was the founder, president, and managing member of Accounting Resources and Management Services, LLC,” and used her business to steal money from “a public figure who lived in the Middle District of Florida.”
The DOJ confirmed that “The indictment also notifies Gauthreaux that the United States is seeking an order of forfeiture in the amount of $894,274.26, the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct.”
“Gauthreaux had signatory authority on her client’s bank accounts and was able to remove the funds without the client’s knowledge or consent,” according to the DOJ. (RELATED: Fentanyl And Suicidal Thoughts: Docuseries Exposes Hulk Hogan’s Darkest Struggles)
US pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan gestures onstage wearing a Trump-Vance campaign shirt during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. Donald Trump will get a hero’s welcome Thursday as he accepts the Republican Party’s nomination to run for US president in a speech capping a convention dominated by the recent attempt on his life. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Gauthreaux could face a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison for each count if she is convicted.
The case will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Merrilyn Hoenemeyer.
Hogan died July 24, 2025, at the age of 71 after suffering a heart attack at his Clearwater Beach residence.