Former Church Treasurer Sentenced to Prison

A Henderson County woman has been sentenced to prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from a church where she served as treasurer.

Delanie L. Tillman, former treasurer of Greater Norris Baptist Church in Henderson County was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr. to 21 months in prison, followed by a three year period of supervised release. She must also pay $201,260.02 in restitution.

According to the plea agreement, Tillman admitted to devising a scheme to defraud and obtain money and property by means of false pretenses between 2004 and June 5, 2014. Tillman was charged, in an 11 count indictment, with making unauthorized wire transfers and writing unauthorized checks to pay for personal expenses using the church’s funds.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Weiser and was investigated by the Henderson Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.