A former financial secretary who admitted to embezzling more than $200,000 from the church where she worked will do prison time, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
more than $200,000 from the church where she worked will do prison time, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Collins worked for First Baptist Church from May 2007 until July 2019. During most of that time, according to her written plea agreement, she fraudulently used church credit cards issued in her name and the names of other employees to pay personal expenses, from satellite TV to plane trips to a college degree.
“Dollars can eventually be replaced,” he wrote. “But trust and integrity are not so easily repaired. Her actions have damaged the witness and credibility of our church, which has resulted in damage to the perception of the Lord Jesus Christ, as well.” Landry wrote that the embezzlement prevented the church from funding programs and supporting missionaries. Staff members had to give up employee benefits and accept lower salaries than those in similar positions, he wrote – all while Collins was using church funds to by airline tickets to Las Vegas, a trip to Disney World and put down deposits on a Royal Caribbean cruise.
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