On February 14, U.S. District Court Judge Chief Tanya Walton Pratt sentenced Marie Carson, 72, of Indianapolis, Indiana, to two years in federal prison for wire fraud.
Court documents said that from 2008 to 2021 Carson illegally transferred $573,836.59 from the business accounts of St. Matthew Catholic Church and School to her personal bank accounts.
The actual loss was higher as Carson admitted in December to stealing as early as 2004. The investigation only covered 13 years due to limited available bank and church records.
Source: Woman Embezzled $600K Spanning 19 Years from Indianapolis Parish – MinistryWatch
Rookie mistake. The pros just put the church’s money directly into personal accounts.