The Ellis County Press: Embezzlement cases on the rise

Embezzlement cases on the rise
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Editor on 12/11/2008 16:03:00


_The Ellis County Press_
ENNIS - The abundance of cases out of Ennis with money laundering are
increasing.
Last month, Ellen Prude, a resident of Palmer, was arrested after Ennis police
received documentation of unauthorized direct deposits into her personal bank
account.
Prude, 57, worked as a payroll clerk for Ennis Paint and had allegedly made off
with nearly $428,000 before someone took notice.
Her son, Christopher Clark, of Red Oak, was also a recipient of the money
siphoning, according to police. Then, _Ennis Daily News'_ now former office
manager Peggy Motley, turned herself into Ennis authorities on Dec. 2 on the
advice of her attorney for similar allegations.
Motley is accused of stealing more than $100,000 from the publication and is
being charged with a second degree felony.