Sunday, May 22, 2011

Embattled church worker resigns post


From Southern Ohio-

A Columbus woman who last week indicated she will plead guilty to federal charges has resigned her position at Trinity Episcopal Church.

Joy Farmer, 41, was charged last month with embezzling about $626,000 from more than two dozen beneficiary accounts for veterans while working for an attorney in Tuskegee, Ala.
She faces eight counts of bank fraud.

Farmer’s resignation -- effective at the end of June -- came one day after her attorney notified a federal judge that she will soon enter a guilty plea in her case. She serves as director of children’s ministries at Trinity. Farmer’s attorney did not say which charge she intends to plead guilty to.

“Joy came to this conclusion for her own peace, for the good of her family, and out of concern for how her continuing legal struggle may affect our life at Trinity,” the Rev. Rich Martindale, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, said in a message to parishioners. “I have reluctantly accepted her resignation, but have asked her to continue in her job through the end of June -- completing Vacation Bible School and helping us prepare for a transition in how we minister to our youngest members.”

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http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/05/22/1587847/embattled-church-worker-resigns.html#ixzz1N4xGlii8

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