Thomasville Church Treasurer Charged With Embezzlement
digtriad.com | 4/30/08 | Staff Writer
Thomasville, NC -- The former treasurer of a Davidson County church is facing embezzlement charges. Teresa Swartz of Thomasville was arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of $104,521 from the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church.
Church leaders and investigators from the Davidson County Sheriff's Department reviewed the church's accounting records. They discovered a discrepancy and found unauthorized checks being written by Swartz between January 2002 and December 2007.
Swartz turned herself into detectives on Tuesday and has been charged with one count of Embezzlement In Excess of $100,000. She has been released on bond and is expected in court on May 28.