64-year-old Church Secretary Faces 280 Years in Prison for Embezzling Tithes and Offerings
A 64-year-old church secretary was just found guilty on 14 counts of embezzlement after being accused of stealing at least $670,000 from the house of worship she attended for over two decades. According to a statement from the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office:
In early 2023, the church attempted to make a donation to another local church for a new building. However, when the church board could not reach Mrs. Ragland, who was traveling, to get a letter from their bank about available funds they reached out directly to the bank. The bank told the church that the church did not have enough money for the donation in their bank account. The board immediately knew something was wrong.
The discovery prompted the church to obtain and examine their financial records, which were turned over to the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office for further investigation. The investigation revealed that in addition to taking funds from the church’s bank account, Ragland deposited congregation members’ tithings to the church via Cashapp in her personal bank account for several years.
Louisa Commonwealth Attorney Rusty McGuire revealed that the amount of money she stole could be much higher, but bank records only went back seven years and there is no way of knowing how much she took before then. The name of the church affected was not revealed.
Ragland is out on bond and is set to be sentenced Janurary 27, 2025, where she faces up to 280 years in prison.
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