“Our bookkeeper has been a member and served our church for many years. We trust him/her completely…” Church’s Secretary accused of embezzling $1.5 million Former pastor guilty of stealing from church Church’s former secretary jailed on fraud charges Priests get jail for stealing from church Church secretary accused of stealing thousands Woman accused of stealing […]
“We require all checks to be signed by two officers of the church”. Dual controls, or separation of the accounting duties, are an important brick in the wall of fraud protection. Requiring dual signatures is often one of the ingredients in providing proper segregation of duties. But, if this practice is not combined with a […]
Because of our involvement in fraud prevention we make it a point to keep up with the latest news by periodically searching the web for news stories. It seems like the pace of fraud occurrence is quickening. Here are two recent stories of church embezzlement: Church employee charged with embezzlement Firefighter and church deacon accused […]