Former Employees Plead Guilty to Theft From Child-Abuse Charity

A former chief financial officer and two other employees of the National Children’s Alliance, in Washington, are facing charges connected to the alleged theft of more than $50,000 in a scheme they ran to increase their paychecks, reports the Associated Press.

One of the accused, Michael Young, a former staff accountant who may have taken almost $10,000, told the judge that he already has another job for another nonprofit organization. He pleaded guilty last week in federal court.

Sharon Martin, the organization’s former finance director, also pleaded guilty last month to charges she stole more than $15,000. Marvin Perry, the former chief financial office, who officials say stole more than $27,000, is expected to plead guilty on June 11, the news agency reports.

The charity discovered the thefts after a new director hired auditors in 2008.