Weston man charged in $890K embezzlement scheme

Charles M. Ameer of Weston was indicted by a federal grand jury in New Haven on three counts of wire fraud stemming from an alleged embezzlement scheme.

According to the charges brought against him, Ameer was the chief financial officer at Indeco North America, a Milford-based subsidiary of Indeco Ind. S.P.A, from 2017 through 2022. In October 2017, Ameer created a $40,000 check, which was drafted on Indeco’s bank account and made payable to the order of “WSC.” Ameer then used the check to reimburse the Weston Soccer Club, located in Weston, for funds he had previously taken from the club without its permission or authority.

Ameer was accused of creating additional checks in the total amount of $850,000, which were drafted on Indeco’s bank account and made payable to him. He deposited the checks into his personal bank account and used the funds for his own benefit.

Ameer has been released on a $500,000 bond since his arrest on a federal criminal complaint on Aug. 31. If convicted, he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years on each count of wire fraud.