Grand Jury Indicts
Bookkeeper Accused Of
Embezzling $147,000
BY TERRY POPE
A woman accusal of embezzling
more than SI 47.000 from an Ormn
Isle Beach business was indictcd by
a Brunswick County grand jury last
week on charges that she forged
checks and wire transfers to obtain
the money over a six-month period
last year.
Catha Camp Mitchell, 35, of 4226
Masonboro Loop Road, Wilming
ton. is accused of embezzling the
money from Feb. 21 to Aug. 30
while she worked as a bookkeeper
for Sloanc/Andcrson Builders Inc.
of Ocean Isle.
She is accused on seven counts of
forgery and uttering forged papers
and one count of obtaining property
by false pretenses.
The money was diverted from
Sloanc/Andcrson and into accounts
belonging to her husband, Gary
Ashton Mitchell, the indictments
state. Authorities believe the money
was used to buy a home.
Ms. Mitchell, awaiting trial on
embezzlement charges in New
Hanover County, is being held in
state prison on other charges. She is
expected to enter a plea in
Brunswick County Superior Court
in re V*
111 ItlUICII.
Indictments accuse her of:
?Counterfeiting a check drawn on
Sloanc/Andcnson's account at Uni
ted Carolina Bank for S2.241, dated
Feb. 21, and made payable to At
lantic Coast Accounting Service by
replacing the authorized payee.
?Counterfeiting a check for SI, 197
and made payable to Catha S.
Camp, dated 1-eb. 28, by changing
the amount of the check from SI 97
to SI, 197.
?Counterfeiting a chcck for SI, 002
and made payable to Adantic Coast
Accounting Service, dated April 4,
by replacing the authorized payee.
?Counterfeiting a chcck for 55,550
and made payable to Adantic Coast
Management Service Company, dat
ed April 25. by replacing the autho
rized payee.
?Counterfeiting a wire transfer for
575,000 made payable to Atlantic
Cnasl Fnvironmrnl ftilivl lnn<- ?K
by placing the unauthorized signa
ture of G.A. Sloanc III on the docu
ment.
?Obtaining property by false pre
tenses by changing a wire transfer of
S45,(XX) intended for High Point
Sprinkler Co. to transfer S25,(XX> in
stead to Atlantic Coast Environ
mental Consulting, a company
owned by the defendant's husband.
?Counterfeiting a check for S35,(XX)
and made payable to Atlantic Coast
Environmental Consulting, dated
July 9, by placing the unauthorized
signature of Thomas R. Oaks and
G.A. Sloanc 111 on the check.
?Counterfeiting a check for S3.HX)
and made payable to Gary Mitch
ell ? Atlantic Coast Environmental
Consulting, dated Aug. 30, by plac
ing unauthorized signatures on the
check.
United Carolina Bank has filed a
civil lawsuit against Ms. Mitchell in
an attempt to rccoup the losses.
Other Indictments
The grand jury also handed down
the following indictments last Tues
day, Jan. 14:
?Gerald Lcc Fisher, 29, of Seashore
Estates, Shallottc, on charges of pos
session of 42.5 grams of marijuana:
possession of drug paraphernalia;
maintaining a dwelling to keep and
sell drugs; and manufacture, sale or
delivery of marijuana.
?David Leon Floyd. 24, of 310 W.
1 1th Street, South port, on a charge of
not He is accused of joining 70 oth
ers on Oct. 25 at Lord and H)Ui
Streets in Southport where a riot en
sued, where Southport Police Officer
Robert Willis suffered a head injury.
?Ottis Lorenzo Hill, 21, of Route 2,
Shallotte, on chargcs of possession
of cocainc and possession with in
tent to sell or deliver 1.4 grams of
cocaine on Sept. 13.
?Louis Harm Ash, 22, of Route 4,
Calabash, on charges of First-degree
burglary and first-degree rape from
Sheriff's Department Gets
Check In Drug Forfeitures
For helping state and local author
ities investigate drug cases, the
Brunswick County Sheriff's Depart
ment wiii receive a S5.392 check.
Twenty-two suite and loco! !a^
enforcement agencies that helped
with drug investigations in eastern
North Carolina will divide S143.271
in forfeited drug proceeds, said U.S.
Attorney MaroarpJ Person Clinin
Under the provisions of the
Comprehensive Crime Control Act
of 1984, the federal government
may share federally-forfeited prop
erty with the law enforcement au
thorities that assist in investigations.
Property used to facilitate drug
transactions, as well as property pur
chascd with drug proceeds, may be
seized and forfeited by U.S. Mar
shals. The current list of money dis
tributed to local agencies includes
proceeds from seizures adopted and
administratively forfeited by the
Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA).
The money is shared, said Ms.
Cuiriri to promote Isw enforcement
cooperation at all levels. Proceeds of
"ill-gotten gains", such as cars,
boats or airplanes can be seized and
used by law officers to combat ille
gal activities.
Money awarded to departments is
used exclusively for law enforce
ment purposes, said Ms. Currin.
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an incident on Dec. 14.
?Lawrence Bernard Ballard Sr., 42,
of Ballard's Trailer Park I .eland on
charges of possession with intent to
sell and deliver cocaine and sell anil
delivery of 1 .6 grams of cocaine on
May 30.
?Lawrence Bernard Ballard Jr., 22,
of Ballard's Trailer Park, Leland, on
charges of possession with intent to
sell and deliver cocaine, sell and de
livery of 2 grams of cocaine and con
spiracy to sell cocaine, on June 1 1 .
?Robin Gene Johnson, 35, of 3626
Snowhill Road, Durham, on charges
of two counts of taking indecent lib
erties with children and two counts
of crimes against nature, occurring
Oct. 15 and Nov. 15.
?Eddie Dale Hoi Ionian, 40, of 442
Jabbcrtown Road. Southport, on
charges of three counts of taking in
decent liberties with children on
Feb. 3, 1986, Aug. 15, 1990 and
Sept. 24, 1991.
?Curt Douglas Cotton, 38, of Cala
bash, on charges of forgery and ut
tering a check lor S204 on Oct. 5.
?James Ricardo Dowe, 22, of Ml.
Misery Road, Leland, on charges of
possession of cocaine, sell and deliv
ery of 2 grams of cocaine and con
spiracy to sell cocaine on june 1 i .
?Marlie Frank Green, 24, of H & S
Mobile Home Park, Long Beach, on
charges of first-degree burglary, scc
ond-degrce burglary, larceny and
possession of stolen goods. He is ac
cused of taking items worth 58,845
from a home at 7801 East Beach
Drive, Long Bcach on Sept 14 and
of breaking into an occupied home
at 2 1 2 S.E. 78th Street, Long Beach,
on Aug. 2.
?Roy Lee Lcdbcttcr Jr., 25, of
Fiddler's Creek Apartments, Long
Beach, on charges of possession of
marijuana, possession with intent to
sell or deliver 41.9" grams of mari
juana and manufacture of marijuana
on Nov. 25.
?Barbara Louise Smythe, 43, of
Route 1, Southport, on chargcs of
possession with intent to sell and de
liver marijuana, possession of drug
paraphernalia ami maintaining a
dwelling to keep and sell drugs on
Dcc. U.
?Angela Lynn Pate, 29, of Route 2,
Supply, on chargcs of breaking and
entering, larccny and possession of
stolen goods. She is accused of
breaking into a Holdcn Beach area
home on March 2X where Sl,2(Xi in
goods were stolen.
?Barry Eugene Porter, of Route I,
Winn;* how on ;? charge of posses
sion of 224 grams of marijuana on
Sept. 10.
?"Tern Lea Shambley, 18, of
Graham Road, Leland, on chargcs of
larccny and possession of stolen
goods. She is accused of taking
$1,192 in goods from a Leland resi
dent on April 5.
?Carl Robert Summcrson, 41, of
Clark Mobile Home Park. Lcland.
on a chargc of habitual impaired
dnving on Nov. 5. He was previous
ly convicted of DWI on Nov. 5,
1986. Jan. 24, 1990 and Aug. 21,
1990, the indictment slates.
?Swindell Daniels, 35, of Route 1,
Shallotte, on charges of four counts
each of breaking and entering, larce
ny and possession of stolen goods.
He is accused of taking $780 in
goods from a Sea Village home
Sept. 21; $380 in gocxls from an Old
Georgetown Road home Sept. 21;
S775 in goods from a Sea Village
home Sept. 20; and $2,915 in gtxxls
from a Route I, Shallotte, home
Sept. 11.
?Willie Mack McNeil, 31, of Route
7, Shallotte, on charges of nine
counts each of breaking and enter
ing, larceny and possession of stolen
goods. He is accused of taking S567
in goods from a Sea Village home
Sept. 24; S500 from Acme Conven
ient Man, Grissettown. Sept. i6;
S3 15 in goods from a Route 1, Shal
lotte, home Aug. 1; S775 in gtxxls
from a Sea Village home Sept. 20;
SI 80 in goods from a Sea Village
home Sept. 21; $780 in goods from
a Sea Village home Sept. 21; S3X0
in goods from an Old Georgetown
Road home Sept. 21; $450 in goods
from a Sea Village home Sept. 24;
and $2,915 in gtxxls from a Route 1.
Shallotte, home Sept. 1 1 .
?Debbie Lyn Guadagnoli, 25, of
2714 W. Beach Dr., Long Beach, on
charges of possession with intent to
sell and deliver marijuana, posses
sion of drug paraphernalia and
maintaining a dwelling to keep and
sell drugs on Dec. 1 1 .
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