A Memphis woman has been accused of funneling over $600,000 from her employer's bank accounts, reportedly splurging on a boutique website and a luxury vehicle. Ivey Jennings, a 36-year-old personal assistant, faced the legal music when she was charged with theft of property. Jennings allegedly used her boss's bank and credit card details to make unauthorized purchases, including buying items from her online boutique, mimimorton.com.
The pilfering occurred from December 2019 to November 2022, with Jennings using First Horizon Bank, American Express, Chase, and Citi credit cards. She appeared not to hesitate to sign up for a Lexus SUV under her business, Mimi Morton LLC, for $40,600 via a transaction from Montgomery Auto Group, as reported by Action News 5.
Further scrutiny of court documents brings to light additional expenditures, with Jennings being accused of sinking $295,913 into various items and dropping another $310,122 on the wholesale website Faire. The vast purchases eventually led to her being booked in the Shelby County Jail. This spending spree has landed her a charge of theft of property over $250,000, according to jail records.
Details from WREG outline allegations of Jennings' using the victim's 1st Horizon Bank Account to forward a $40,000 cashier’s check to Montgomery Auto Group for the aforementioned Lexus SUV. The entire ordeal has uncovered what appears to be a pattern of deceitful purchases made through the canopy of the business facade to eschew detection for as long as possible.
As this case unfolds, Jennings' future hangs in the balance, tethered to the scales of justice. With theft allegations of this magnitude, the road to redemption, if there be one, will likely be a methodical march through the gantlet of the legal system. Jennings is currently awaiting trial in the Shelby County Jail.
