A 72-year-old Indiana woman was sentenced to two years in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $574,000 from a Catholic Church and school over 13 years.
"For more than thirteen years, this defendant abused her position of trust to embezzle money from parishioners intended for a church and school," said Zachary A. Myers, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana."Her greed and desire for lavish vacations outweighed her interest in following the dictates of our criminal laws and the teachings of her church, ‘thou shalt not steal.’"stealing, defrauding and embezzlement.
"Upon discovery of the theft, we enacted new internal accounting controls to provide assurance that all funds are safeguarded. We carry Fidelity insurance to cover fraud and theft losses, and we have received payment to cover the documented loss. It is with deep sadness to report that these serious events have occurred."In addition to her sentence, Carson will be on probation for two years following her prison release.
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