Jaw-dropping text messages have revealed a 44 year-old actress’s alleged gold-digging plot to make a wealthy Vegas NHL tycoon her boyfriend so she could drain his bank account.
Jennifer Courtemanche, 44, is accused of stealing nearly $445,000 from her ex-boyfriend, businessman Gavin Maloof.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department detectives uncovered the text messages during a probe into threatening messages and photographs received by Maloof, who is a part-owner of the Vegas Knights hockey team.
The shocking text messages, exchanged between Courtemanche and her friend Brittany Burgess date back to 2017.
‘OMG THIS IS IT he broke up with his b**ch FINALLY and wants me to come out im not letting or anythinggggg stop me this is my chance for BOTH of us.’
Jennifer Courtemanche, 44, is accused of stealing nearly $445,000 from her ex-boyfriend, businessman Gavin Maloof.
The text messages, exchanged between Courtemanche and her friend Brittany Burgess date back to 2017. Courtemanche is pictured after her arrest earlier this month
Gavin Maloof is a part-owner of the Vegas Knights hockey team
‘This neeeeeds to happen.’
‘I’ve been so down and out and POOR.’
Adding: ‘…we need to get the life weve always deserved no more struggling no more misery mental hospitals ERs etc lol’
Police said Burgess responded, ‘…we need plan.’
‘We’ve been friends for so long I can’t remember which one of us is the bad influence,’ Courtemanche is alleged to have texted.
Her IMDb profile lists small roles in TV series’ including You, The Vampire Diaries, Two and a Half Men, Gossip Girl and 90210.
Maloof’s wealthy family are known for appearing on reality TV.
His sister Adrienne Maloof has starred on the show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Adrienne was married to the plastic surgeon Paul Nassif, who featured on another reality tv show, Botched, before the pair divorced in 2012.
The businessman reported threatening messages and photographs he had received to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, who traced the number to Courtemanche.
LVMP, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department, went to the Sag-AFTRA actress’ home with a search warrant to seize her electronic devices in May, according to police records.
The alleged scam then unraveled as police revealed how Courtemanche gained access to Maloof’s cell phone and sent money from Maloof’s account to hers via Apple Cash payments.
Maloof reported threatening messages and photographs he had received to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, who traced the number to Courtemanche
Maloof’s, whose California mansion is picture, wealthy family are known for appearing on reality TV show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Courtemanche gained access to Maloof’s cell phone and sent money from Maloof’s account to hers via Apple Cash payments
The businessman’s sister Adrienne Maloof (center) was married to the plastic surgeon Paul Nassif, who featured on another reality tv show, Botched
She sent $93,448.00 in 2021, approximately $275,600.00 in 2022, and approximately $75,600.00 in 2023, according to the criminal complaint filed by the Clark County District Attorney’s office.
Of 214 transactions in which alleged theft was committed, 144 were from a phone number belonging to Burgess who then sent the money back to Courtemanche, the report stated.
Burgess received nearly $12,000 through the alleged scheme while Courtemanche received nearly $433,000, according to police.
Investigators said they discovered 37 different phone numbers used in the scheme.
Both women are named as co-defendants in a criminal complaint filed on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas Justice Court, 8 News Now reported.
They face a total of six charges, including three counts of felony theft, along with conspiracy to commit theft, conspiracy to launder or attempt to launder money, and launder or attempt to launder money or property, which are gross misdemeanors.
Judge Nadia Wood set bail for Courtemanche at $10,000, ordered her to stay away from Maloof, and allowed her to ‘walk through’ jail, meaning she did not have to remain in custody, according to Las Vegas Justice Court records.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 11 next year.
Attorney Ryan Helmick, representing Courtemanche, declined to comment.