#church-theft

#church-theft

Francisca Yawson, 37, made a series of bank transfers to herself when she was a gift aid and operations technician for the central London division of the Roman Catholic Church. Southwark crown court heard she made efforts to hide the thefts by cycling money through different accounts that she controlled. She spent most of the stolen cash on herself and her family, with investigators uncovering purchases on beauty products, John Lewis items, and at JD Sports.

Mr. Lemons stole from a vulnerable victim at a vulnerable time. The patriarch of the church was near death when this happened...