BEULAVILLE — Beulaville police have charged a substitute elementary teacher with embezzling nearly $7,000 from Duplin County Schools.
Donna Godbold, 48, was charged Monday by the Beulaville Police Department with embezzlement, obtaining property under false pretense and financial card fraud.
Godbold is a substitute teacher, bus driver and Parent Teacher Organization officer at Beulaville Elementary School. She was taken into custody Monday morning.
BPD Chief Joey Carter said Godbold stole $6,913.30 from the school PTO from April 19, 2012, through April 1. Godbold had access to the credit card used by the PTO. Members of the organization noticed discrepancies in bank statements and notified the principal who called police.
“She was basically converting money to her own personal use by paying her bills,” Carter said.
Carter said the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation helped with the case.
Godbold was released on a $25,000 bond with a first court appearance set for Friday.
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