Alabama church employee pleads guilty to stealing $300,000 to buy TikTok gifts
by Erum Salam and Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#6PF26)
Kristen Marie Battocletti, 35, used funds from her Tuscaloosa church to send digital gifts to content creators
A former employee at an Alabama church has pleaded guilty to stealing $300,000 from the church to purchase gifts for content creators on TikTok.
Between April and October 2023, Kristen Marie Battocletti stole approximately $300,000 from St Francis of Assisi University Parish church in Tuscaloosa, according to a release from the US attorney's office in the northern district of Alabama.
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