Friday, January 25, 2013
St. Peters resident Nancy O'Donnell, 53, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for her embezzlement of donor funds.
Nancy O’Donnell, the former treasurer for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cottleville, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for her embezzlement of donor funds. O’Donnell was also ordered to pay $209,000 in restitution, $192,000 of which has already been paid. O'Donnell, 53, of St. Peters, pleaded guilty to one felony count of mail fraud before United States District Judge John A. Ross in October. Mail fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. As former treasurer, admitted on Wednesday to setting up a false bank account to take donations intended for the charity for her own personal use. O'Donnell told the court she created a second bank …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
St. Peters resident Nancy O'Donnell, 53, pleaded guilty to one felony count of mail fraud after admitting to setting up a fake bank account to use money donated to the charity for herself.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
A former treasurer for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cottleville admitted on Wednesday to setting up a false bank account to take make intended for the charity for her own personal use. St. Peters resident Nancy O'Donnell, 53, pleaded guilty to one felony count of mail fraud before United States District Judge John A. Ross on Wednesday. Mail fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. O'Donnell admitted to creating a second bank account for the society in April 2006. However, the account was created without the knowledge, or permission, of the Society's Board of Directors. O'Donnell gave herself sole access to the account and used her personal address …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Scenes of the Nativity at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cottleville offer visual expression to the wonder of this story of faith.
Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus together—St. Francis of Assisi named it "crèche," the French word for cradle. The very first crèche was a living one, using real people, an actual manger and live animals. It was an object lesson of the incarnation, where God came to us in human form. That was in the 13th century. The crèche was an immediate and identifiable image of the holy celebration that is Christmas. And it still is for us today. More than 340 nativities were on display in theSt. Joseph Catholic Church School cafeteria in Cottleville this weekend. I was enchanted, and so were the countless others who visited theseScenes of the Nativity. There were traditional settings with figures by well-known artists Fontanini and Jim Shore. And …
Candace Jarrett
10:02 am on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
This is great to remind people of what CHRISTmas is all about. more ›