… and render unto seizure. . .

Good luck getting through that needle’s eye.

Idaho Presbytery Employee Accused of Embezzling $330K
Ministry Watch | June 6, 2024 | Jessica Eturralde

[“Eturralde the Unready”?]

A court in Idaho Falls, Idaho, has determined that a case will move forward for a church employee accused of stealing over $330,000.

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According to court documents, Fisher was the Presbytery of Kendall’s secretary and bookkeeper. In October 2022, a Kendall Presbytery employee reported that Fisher had been embezzling from church funds.

The employee told police the staff had paused meetings for the presbytery’s annual financial reviews since the COVID-19 pandemic. Although they were not meeting, the employee claimed to have repeatedly requested that Fisher produce a report of the Presbytery of Kendall’s finances.

In October 2022, the board of trustees chair collected the organization’s bank statements by contacting the banks directly

Duh!

According to the claims, the employees uncovered “numerous unauthorized purchases and transfers out of both accounts via Venmo and Paypal dating back as far as 2020.”

The Presbytery of Kendall’s Wells Fargo account listed Fisher’s Venmo account as a payment method for transactions.

The documents say two employees confronted Fisher, and she allegedly admitted to making unauthorized transfers and purchases. But two months later, when an Idaho Falls Police officer questioned Fisher about the allegations, she denied taking the money.

From Fisher’s PayPal and Venmo transaction histories, investigators estimated that Fisher spent over $338,458 in church funds on unauthorized purchases from January 2019 to October 2022.

Fisher reportedly used the church money to buy a red 2018 Honda 4-wheeler and pay a local landscape designer. The secretary also deducted over $280,000 from the organization’s Wells Fargo account and used the stolen funds to finish a basement in her new house, police records say.

Her mortgage, child care, food, gas, furniture, and a dog were all additional charges.

Well, when life hands you lemmings . . .