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Category: embezzlement
“Safeguard against Church Embezzlement”
“Safeguard against Church Embezzlement” Clergy Financial Resources has ten basic safeguards to prevent embezzlement here.
“Abuse and Embezzlement—Why Churches Continue to Struggle with Both”
“Abuse and Embezzlement—Why Churches Continue to Struggle with Both” ManagingYourChurch has the post here.
“Accountability Systems: One basic principle and six simple steps help protect a church’s finances”
“Accountability Systems: One basic principle and six simple steps help protect a church’s finances.” ManagingYourChurch has a short blog entry here.
“Nonprofit Embezzlement—What to Do When Lightning Strikes”
“Nonprofit Embezzlement—What to Do When Lightning Strikes” CharityLawyerBlog has a baker’s dozen steps to take after discovering an embezzlement incident here.
“How to Recognize and Confront Fraud: Two telltale signs, and the best and worst ways to respond to suspected stealing.”
“How to Recognize and Confront Fraud: Two telltale signs, and the best and worst ways to respond to suspected stealing.” Bobby Ross Jr. has this interview with Nathan Salsbery on ManagingYourChurch.
“Civil Rights Suit By Catholic School Principal Dismissed Under Ministerial Exception Doctrine”
“Civil Rights Suit By Catholic School Principal Dismissed Under Ministerial Exception Doctrine.” Religion Clause reports here on Nolen v. Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, (N.D. Al., Sept. 1, 2017).
Wis. church’s accounting clerk convicted of stealing $800,000 for gambling
Wis. church’s accounting clerk convicted of stealing $800,000 for gambling. The LaCrosse Tribune reports in a story: Former Onalaska church clerk steals more than $800,000 to fuel gambling habit.” Wisconsin Law Journal reports: “Guilty pleas in church theft of $800,000.” ChurchLaw&Tax includes the story in its weekly news update.
“LifeWay Research: 1 in 10 Churches Has Had Funds Stolen”
“LifeWay Research: 1 in 10 Churches Has Had Funds Stolen.” Lifeway Research, a ministry of the Southern Baptist Convention’s LifeWay Christian Resources, reports on a survey of 1,000 pastors that about one in ten Protestant churches has had someone embezzle funds.