[PAR35]

The dates on the checks should give a pretty big clue as to when it happened.

I know of a church in Dallas where they found a deposit bag above the ceiling tiles in the men’s room. All the cash was gone but the checks were still there. Needless to say, reasonable proceedures were put in place to prevent a recurrance. (Due to demographics, cash is a negligible fraction of contributions).

[Maine Mariner]

I was the financial secretary for the church I belonged to.
I was the only person that collected the money, counted the money at home, recorded the collections, and deposited the money on Monday. Very poor checks and balances and my wife the church secretary at the time. Fortunately we were and still are honest.

It always amazes me to learn that some trusted employee, who is also considered part of the family by the owners steals hundreds of thousands over a period of years and the embezzlement is accidentally discovered