Woman Accused of Stealing From Carnegie Visual Arts Ctr.
Decatur, AL - A two month long investigation has led to the arrest of the former Executive Director of the Carnegie Visual Arts Center.
According to Decatur Police, the Center reported several discrepancies in their financial records on October 13th. Police found that the money was being moved into other accounts not associated with the Center. The accounts allegedly belonged to Laura Harris Phillips, the former Executive Director. She had resigned from the post after the money was moved, but before police got involved in the investigation.
Further investigation showed that items has been purchased with the missing funds that were not authorized by the Center. In all, police say the funds transferred to Phillips' prsonal accounts and the unauthorized transactions totaled more than $50,000.
Phillips was arrested at her home and charged with theft on Tuesday.
She's being held in the Morgan County Jail.
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