The church's secretary is ordered to prison after pleading guilty to stealing from the congregation.
Carmen Ramer Davis, of Opp, received an 18-month prison sentence on Thursday for mail fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Sandra Stewart of Alabama’s Middle District.
According to the Department of Justice, Davis illegally used credit cards belonging to Brooklyn Congregational Methodist Church and illegally wrote checks on that church’s accounts. Investigators say Davis used some of that ill-gotten money on gambling trips to casinos in Alabama and Mississippi. “The crimes committed by Ms. Davis victimized an entire faith community,” said United States Attorney Stewart. “The harm will continue to be felt for quite some time. I am hopeful that the sentence imposed will deter others from engaging in such deceitful conduct.”
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