Hunter
03/27/25
Two Iowa City hotel employees are accused of diverting pool rental funds for their personal use.
Investigators say 59-year-old Monica Adair of Solon was the manager of the Hampton Inn on Sturgis Corner Drive beginning in June 2023. The hotel owner, Hawkeye Hotels had an arrangement with a local swim instruction school to rent the hotel’s pool.
Adair allegedly went around the agreement by directing the swim school to write rental payment checks directly to her. Between June 2023 and February 2024, Adair reportedly cashed and deposited four checks totaling $3600. A review of her personal banking accounts allegedly showed that she used a portion of the funds to pay personal credit card bills.
Investigators say 25-year-old Shelbie Jeffrey of Iowa City then became manager of the hotel on August 1st. She also allegedly diverted funds from the swim school for her personal use; between August 1st and September 4th, she reportedly cashed two checks written directly to her totaling $5250. She allegedly told investigators that she did not use normal expenditure procedures in place by the hotel.
Both Adair and Jeffrey arrested Wednesday. They each face a charge of 2nd degree theft and face up to five years in prison if convicted.