PTAs targeted by those they least expect: parents | www.myajc.com

They raise millions of dollars each year to support schools, often partnering with businesses to help local children, rarely suspecting danger from within.

Volunteer groups like PTAs, Girl Scouts and booster clubs with limited financial oversight recently found they had fallen victim to thefts that have funneled amounts approaching $150,000 already this year in the Atlanta area.

Those accused of stealing crumpled bills from concession stands, Christmas tree sales and car washes make unlikely criminals: mothers trusted to look out for their community’s children.

At least four parents in metro Atlanta have been arrested so far in 2013 in a series of similar crimes. They were typically leaders in their groups with access to cash raised at fundraisers, and they are accused of taking a piece for themselves before the money reached the bank.

via PTAs targeted by those they least expect: parents | www.myajc.com.