Crime & Safety
128 Counts in 2nd Embezzlement Case
The former church treasurer accused of embezzling $20,000 from a children's outreach ministry is in jail on suspicion of theft from her employer.
in December, the former treasurer of a children's outreach ministry now faces a second set of criminal charges.
This time, Nicole Abernathy, 36, of Emerson, is accused of embezzling from her employer, Law Premises on Northside Parkway in Atlanta, Chief Tommy Culpepper said in a press release.
Today he announced Abernathy's later arrest and the charges—128 counts of forgery—related to the alleged theft of about $44,445 from the business. Police say Abernathy deposited the funds in her personal account at a local bank in Cartersville from February 2010 through November 2011.
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In a , Abernathy was charged in connection with the theft of about $20,500 from 's God’s Little Sprouts outreach ministry. The 55 counts of theft by conversion relate to incidents spanning from June 2010 through August 2011.
For a second time, Abernathy is housed at the awaiting a bond hearing.
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