Indiana church employee sentenced after stealing $574k for gambling, vacations: 'Fueled by pure greed'

A 72-year-old Indiana woman was sentenced to two years in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $574,000 from a Catholic Church and school over 13 years.

Carson was the sole staff member responsible for processing checks received from parishioners and conducting financial transactions on behalf of the church and school for over a decade, court documents said. From 2008 to 2021, she illegally transferred at least $573,836.59.

The DOJ said the actual monetary loss is likely to be much higher as Carson admitted to church officials she began her scheme in 2004.