AUBURN UNIVERSITY STUDENT’S REMAINS ID’D NEARLY 50 YEARS AFTER HE DISAPPEARED BUT MYSTERY CONTINUES
An Alabama woman who embezzled $200K from a church was sentenced to five years in prison.
Collins worked as financial secretary for the First Baptist Church in Foley between May 2007 and July 2019. She was responsible for managing the church’s accounting system, preparing financial reports and managing church-issued credit cards.
According to prosecutors, Collins used church funds to make hundreds of electronic transactions using unauthorized church-issued credit cards to cover the costs of trips to New Orleans and Las Vegas, a cruise, jewelry and funding a bachelor’s degree.
Prosecutors said Collins later admitted making several false statements, including lying about having the church’s approval to make the purchases.