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$275,000 Stolen from NAACP: Ex-Employees Accused

By Conaway and Strickler

A recent wsbtv.com news article reported that during an audit, it was discovered that $275,000 was stolen from the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Atlanta Branch. According to the article, the Atlanta NAACP Branch President stated that the organization?s former executive director and her assistant are suspected of stealing the money from the association over a period of six years. Apparently, they used the money for a wide range of personal benefits including paying for dental work and buying furniture. Law enforcement also suspects that the duo applied for credit cards with American Express using the organization?s name and marked themselves as authorized uses. They are also suspected of receiving credit cards in their own names and using checks belonging to the NAACP to pay their own personal bills...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on October 15, 2009 (boomark / email).