MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A Memphis woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $223,000 from a local nonprofit over a three-year period.
According to Memphis police, Roshaunda Burwell, 54, is accused of unauthorized use of the Memphis Rox/One Family Memphis bank account to pay her personal credit card bills and utility expenses.
Jason Mulligan, Interim Executive Director of Memphis Rox and One Family Memphis, filed the police report on April 28 after an internal audit uncovered the alleged fraud. The audit revealed that between January 2022 and April 2025, Burwell, who was in charge of the organization’s finances, had misused nonprofit funds.
Bank records obtained by investigators show:
$37,290.95 paid to American Express
$180,180.10 paid to Chase
$5,732 paid to MLGW (Memphis Light, Gas and Water)
Total stolen funds: $223,203.05
Burwell was arrested and charged with Theft of Property valued between $60,000 and $250,000. She was booked into Shelby County Jail on June 28 and released on $50,000 bond the following day.
She was scheduled to appear in court on Monday, June 30.
