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Who is Taisha D. Smith DeJoseph?(Church volunteer allegedly steals $500,000) Wiki, Bio, Age, Arrested, Investigation Report

Taisha D. Smith DeJoseph Wiki – Biography

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina in New Jersey and Florence Township Police Department Officer in Charge Jonathan Greenberg announced that Taisha D. Smith DeJoseph, of Willingboro, New Jersey, was charged with embezzling a total of $561,777 from St. Paul’s Baptist Church where she volunteered as the financial director.

Taisha D. Smith DeJoseph Age

She is 43 years old.

Church volunteer allegedly steals $500,000

A woman who worked as the financial secretary of her church has been charged with embezzling more than half a million dollars from it to pay for thousands of online purchases, car loans, satellite television, cell phone bills and even her own wedding.

 

According to ABC News’ Philadelphia station WPVI, Smith-DeJoseph allegedly made 2,718 PayPal purchases adding up to more than a quarter of a million dollars, 805 Amazon purchases totaling more than $22,000, wrote herself 181 unauthorized checks for more than $182,000, and left the church accounts in a negative balance 510 times in seven years.

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When asked about how this could have happened, Pastor Fred Jackson of St. Paul’s Baptist Church spoke plainly.

“We put our trust in other people as well as in God and sometimes that trust is misplaced … it is very hurtful for the entire congregation.”

Charges and Arrested

Smith-DeJoseph was charged on Tuesday with Theft by Deception, Computer Criminal Activity, Misapplication of Entrusted Property, four counts of Failure to File Personal Income Tax, five counts of Failure to Pay Income Tax, and Filing a Fraudulent Income Tax Return, according to the BCPO. The case will now be prepared for presentation to a Burlington County Grand Jury for possible indictment.

 

She allegedly failed to file tax returns for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 in an attempt to hide her embezzlement scheme from the government. In 2017 she filed a fraudulent tax return. Authorities estimate that in the five-year period from 2014 to 2018, Smith-DeJoseph ended up stealing over half a million dollars — $561,777 — for her own personal use.

Investigation Report

“The investigation revealed that Smith-DeJoseph used the money to pay her car loans, rent, credit card expenses, satellite television and cell phone bills, to make hundreds of online purchases and even to pay for her wedding at a Burlington County venue,” said the BCPO.

“The investigation began after officials from St. Paul’s Baptist Church who suspected the theft contacted the BCPO (Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office) Financial Crimes Unit,” the BCPO said in a statement.

“The investigation revealed that over a five-year period ending in March 2019, Smith-DeJoseph, who was responsible for overseeing the church’s finances, opened electronic bank accounts for St. Paul’s and used the funds for personal purposes.”

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