Church Bookkeeper Accused of Stealing $150K

A Philadelphia man is accused of stealing more than $150,000 from the Victory Fellowship Church while he worked as a bookkeeper there.

James Lee Moody was responsible for managing finances at the church, during his employment from May 2011 to May 2013.

Prosecutors say he was secretly directing the church's payroll company to make regularly-scheduled deposits into his personal credit union account as payment, even though the church was paying him directly for the same work.

Moody is facing charges of theft by failure to make required disposition of funds, theft by deception, unlawful use of computer and other charges.

Prosecutors say Moody also committed identity theft by using someone else's social security number, date of birth, and Pennsylvania Drivers' license number during the hiring process.

He's being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility on $250,000 cash bail.

Moody has a preliminary hearing scheduled for September 25.

 

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