[StBernard] Violet woman arrested for embezzling from church, works for St. Bernard finance department

Westley Annis westley at da-parish.com
Thu May 9 09:56:41 EDT 2013


Violet woman arrested for embezzling from church, works for St. Bernard
finance department By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, NOLA.com | The
Times-Picayune

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A Violet woman accused of stealing more than $100,000 from the church where
she worked is employed by the St. Bernard Parish government's finance
department and will remain there. Parish President Dave Peralta confirmed
her status with the parish on Wednesday, but said Trinette Johnson is in a
clerical position and does not work with cash or checks.

Johnson, 39, surrendered on April 19 to the parish jail after learning a
judge had signed a warrant for her arrest on a felony theft charge,
according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office. She is accused of
embezzling money from the church since 2006.

Peralta said Johnson manages project worksheets for the parish's FEMA
projects and her salary is paid through FEMA funds.

"It's just processing invoices and stuff like," Peralta said. "She has no
contact with contracts, money, checks... It's just paperwork."

"It's an office position, a clerical position, that is all."

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