Latest delay in Whitmarsh embezzlement trial pushes case back to July
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An embezzlement trial for Avon resident Stephanie Whitmarsh has been delayed yet again, this time to July 13–17, marking a year of cumulative delays in the case.
Whitmarsh has been awaiting trial on multiple felony charges tied to an embezzlement investigation that began in March 2023 with a complaint from her then-employer. The charges allege she stole more than $44,000 and used her employer’s financial accounts and computer systems for fraudulent purchases and unauthorized entries.
The July 13–17 rescheduling is one of numerous delays, with attorneys citing the volume of discovery and scheduling conflicts in the crowded felony docket. After pleading not guilty in April of 2025, the embezzlement trial was initially scheduled for July of 2025, then delayed to August of 2025, and then delayed to Jan. 26–30.
Whitmarsh’s legal troubles were compounded by her involvement in a separate, high-profile criminal case stemming from a Jan. 7, 2024, fatal hit-and-run in Edwards that claimed the life of bicyclist Mario Vildozola Romero. Her daughter, Sidney Whitmarsh, was ultimately arrested and later pled guilty to vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal crash in July 2025. In September, Sidney Whitmarsh was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the crime.
Stephanie Whitmarsh herself faced accessory charges in connection with that case for allegedly helping her daughter flee the state and conceal evidence of the crash. In August 2025, she pled guilty to being an accessory to a crime in the fatal hit-and-run matter, and in November she was sentenced to four years of supervised probation.
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Whitmarsh’s defense team has argued that the overlapping legal matters — including the serious nature of the hit-and-run case and the procedural complexity of the embezzlement charges — have contributed to the slow pace of her embezzlement prosecution. District court calendars in Eagle County have seen several high-profile felony delays in recent months, and some victims have expressed frustration with the pace of justice.
