Overview:

A indictment filed Friday lists six felony theft charges -- each for a theft in an amount more than $50,000 -- against a former Homes for Good employee accused of embezzling money.

A former Homes for Good employee now faces three additional counts of first-degree theft in connection with a loss alleged to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for Lane County’s public housing agency.

An indictment filed Friday charges Miranda Renee Wilcox, 59, with six counts of first-degree theft, a felony — with each charge for an unspecified amount greater than $50,000 — up from three counts of theft listed in a previous court document filed by prosecutors.

Eugene police in May announced the arrest of Wilcox on suspicion of embezzling an estimated $560,000 while working as a payroll specialist. The agency initially reported a loss of $125,000, but police described finding additional losses as part of their investigation.

Court records show Wilcox signed a release agreement May 15 in which she promised to appear for future court appearances.

Homes for Good offers help to low-income Lane County residents seeking affordable housing. 

The agency’s revenues mostly come from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, money paid by tenants and grant support, according to an audit report for the year ending September 2023 posted on the agency’s website. It’s the most recent audit report on the agency’s website.

The indictment also charges Wilcox with 21 counts of felony identity theft.

In May, Lane County District Attorney Christopher Parosa had said that the charges might change after a grand jury’s review. Parosa declined to comment Monday when asked whether there’s been any change to the estimated amount alleged to have been lost by Homes for Good.

The five-page indictment describes the thefts as taking place from the beginning of 2022 through Sept. 14 of last year. A LinkedIn page for Wilcox previously listed her working at Homes for Good from 2015 through September of last year.

Jordyn Shaw, a Homes for Good spokeswoman, on Monday declined to comment, asking for all questions to be addressed to the Eugene Police Department.

“We will release more information when able but are currently unable to do so due to the ongoing nature of the investigation and proceedings,” Shaw said in an email.