It took Marie Carson 13 years to embezzle nearly $574,000. Now she'll spend two years in federal prison.
"The sentence imposed sends a clear message to those who might seek to steal, defraud, and embezzle: we will find you, you will be prosecuted, and you will be held accountable,” said Zachary A. Myers, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.
U.S. District Court Judge Chief Tanya Walton Pratt ordered that Carson be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for two years after her release from federal prison and that she pay $573,836.59 in restitution.Between 2008-21, Carson was employed as a business manager at the parish and was tasked with processing checks and other financial transactions. She was the sole staff member in charge of managing the parish’s finances.Indianapolis killings in 2023:Investigation revealed that $573,836.
"For more than a decade, the defendant abused the trust of the church and its parishioners to line her own pocket,” said FBI Indianapolis Special Agent in Charge Herbert J. Stapleton.Man tied to two fatal crashes allowed to drive over prosecutor's objectionsA significant amount of money was used by Carson and her husband for casino gambling and an annual, month-long vacation to Florida, the news release stated.
“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,’" said Myers.Carson’s scheme was exposed in November of 2021, when she was on leave from her position, prosecutors said.Carson’s temporary replacement noticed transfers from the parish’s gaming account to an external bank account.
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