A longtime employee of the Delaware County District Attorney's Office forged signatures and stole more than $100,000 in forfeiture funds to pay for personal items like concert tickets and credit card bills, prosecutors allege.
Mary Lynch, the DA Office's Financial Administrator, has been charged in the scheme which Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan says was uncovered during an unrelated investigation.
Described as a trusted member of the office who worked there for 29 years, Lynch allegedly created and altered court documents, forged judge's names and concealed cash through her office, according to investigators.
More than $100,000 was taken over a period of years, prosecutors said.
Using the money, Lynch made six payments to her American Express credit card totaling $67,232, an investigation found.
She attended a February Philadelphia Flyers game, sitting in front-row seats worth nearly $600 a pop, and got into concerts for Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift using the money, according to the criminal complaint. Cash withdrawals from ATMs also went into her pockets, they allege.
Lynch admitted to the theft, but couldn't say how long it had been going on, officials said. She is charged with Theft, Identity Theft and Forgery and related felony offenses.
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Her bail was set at $100,000.
