$80,000 Stolen From Central Texas Church
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$80,000 Stolen From Central Texas Church
A Central Texas woman was indicted Wednesday in the theft of more than $80,000 from a local church.
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(May 14, 2008)—The Bell County Grand Jury Wednesday indicted Paula Cecil of Fort Hood in connection with the theft of more than $80,000 from St Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Killeen.

Killeen police have been investigating the theft since Jan. 9, when church officials reported a discrepancy in financial records.

Police were called after Extraco Bank advised the church that a number of checks had been paid to the same church employee over a period of about five months.

“Through the investigation and audits it was discovered that the church’s administrative assistant had misapplied funds for her own personal use; this had been occurring since August of 2007,” police said in a press release Wednesday.

Cecil is charged with misapplication of fiduciary funds over $20,000 but less than $100,000.

Bell County deputies arrested Cecil at her residence without incident, police said.

She was in the Bell County Jail Wednesday night in lieu of $100,000 bond.

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Posted by: donald Location: belton texas on May 16, 2008 at 06:27 PM

She's not doing anything anyone else isn't doing!
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Cameron on May 16, 2008 at 02:21 PM

A few weeks back the girl that was the secretary at our church stole $27,000 from our church in Cameron. What is with people stealing from churches?!?!? They need to get right with God!
Posted by: patriot reality check Location: bounced on May 16, 2008 at 01:02 PM

Somehow i just dont feel sorry that a church got "robbed"! Many of them are doing just that from their "flock"! Many use manipulation and intimidation to get those dollars flowing into the church's account!
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