Woman Sentenced for Stealing $86K from Church - Church Embezzlement

From: Connect Mid Missouri

(AP) -- ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -- A northwest Missouri woman is going to prison for stealing slightly more than $86,000 from a church where she worked...

Investigators said West stole the funds over a 16-month period starting in April 2011. She earned $27,000 a year at the church and spent the embezzled money for personal expenses.
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Security at Church: What can your church do to protect against a similar crime occurring at your facility?  

• Background Checks
• Security Cameras
• Two person rule to signing checks
• Financial Audits
• Enhanced procedures for processing offerings

Stealing from GOD! - New York Post

From: New York Post

Two busted in Sandy-relief theft at Staten Island church...

It’s unholy!
Two fiends were arrested after they were caught stealing supplies donated to Hurricane Sandy victims from a Staten Island church, cops said yesterday.

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Las Vegas Pastor Pleads Guilty to Stealing $650,000 from Church

From: Los Angeles Times

{Parishioners at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, a Catholic church in Las Vegas, were baffled. Why would their beloved pastor steal from their parish?

But steal, he did. Msgr. Kevin McAuliffe stole from the church mission fund. He stole from the gift shop fund. He even stole from the pot of money for votive candles.}

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