An investigation into the matter was initiated, and identified Carla Merranda Moore as a person of interest. Carla Moore was hired by the Town of Pittsville in 2012 to fulfill the roll of financial records custodian or bookkeeper. During her term of employment with the Town of Pittsville there were several financial transaction that were unable to be identified as being associated with the operation of the town.
Through the course of the investigation it was learned Carla Moore embezzled an excess of $170,000.00
On May 18, 2015 a grand jury met in the Wicomico County Circuit Court and was presented with facts relating to the criminal investigation. As a result a criminal indictment was issued charging Carla Moore with five counts of felonious theft.
Carla Moore was arrested on May 21, 2015 is currently in custody of the Wicomico County Detention Center on a preset $200,000.00 bond.
Originally Posted at 10:55 AM.
It should be noted that each person is innocent until proven guilty.
It should be noted that each person is innocent until proven guilty.
42 comments:
This should be interesting.
I'd advise Luke Rommel NOT to take this case.
I heard it takes more than one signature on a check. WHO signed those checks!
Whats funny is....if 2 signatures are indeed needed for the checks the final signature comes from daddy denver himself. How convenient is that? Seems to me like the entire Town of Pittsville money matters need to be investigated.
Looks like you were right All along Joe, just like ALOT of us knew you were! Now alot of other people better be worried as well, such as Wesley White, Rachel Hurley, Shaunna Price, Brandon Jones, and all the others who benefitted from that STOLEN money!
@11:55 who said it was checks? She used the CREDIT CARD like it was her own!!!! No one had to sign that but her!!!!!
Looking at that photo I can only think of two reasons.
The credit card bill had to get paid with a check that would be signed by Denver. There is no way he can't say that he wasn't involved
Hahaha. Perfect!
It sure took long enough, they need to follow that trail of money thru Denver Moore's hands as well, that whole bunch should go down on RICO charges. That is no joke, I saw a sealed bid opened for garbage collection right in front of me like it was nothing. The bid was from Waste Management and his wife's good friend works for BFI. Guess who won the bid?
At the very least Daddy should have noticed all the new goodies she was buying. He had to wonder where all the money was coming from. That is A LOT of money to steal in 2 years.
Anon 12:17 Thats how rumors start. Lynching mob at its best.
Can Pittsville repossess the two airbags she has installed in her chest?
She was hired for this job when she was 20 years old?
@12:17 It doesn't matter who "benefitted" from the stolen money as long as they were not the ones stealing it. How were they benefitting from it? Because they were friends of hers? Unfortunately you can't prove any of that but if you can we all ears and I am sure WBI is too!
she's hot and has money!
Those are pushed taped and glued. Nothing fake there. They'd be bigger then her gut.
I think anyone that lives in town limits should have a mailed letter sent to them as what there tax and water and sewer fees went for.I cannot understand why the president and vice president do not over look the weekly expenses and the credit card charges.Surely not a system of checks and balances been implemented there. I wonder what the town attorney Lost Wilbur has to say.I say bring in auditors and go back ten years including to see all the EDU transactions for water and sewer hookups and impact fees.When you have people that do not pay there own bills overseeing thousands of dollars with no oversight this is what happens.I say EVERY council person should step aside and a fresh overhaul is due.Its been to long for pete richardson and the fire dept running the town.
I don't think Pete Richardson had anything to do with this. Why mention him?
She is NOT hot.
Who does the audit of this town?
In a recent announcement from Maryland state Auditor, Pittsville had not done its 2013 audit. Where
are the council members on this?
They should be held accountable
to the residents of Pittsville
She needed to money for the "Save the TaTa's" program, hers!
Just remember that Paul WIlbur is the town lawyer................
Would love to know who anonymous is, since you apparently don't know what the he'll your talking about, because I'm not worried about a damn thing
The banks do not always look to see if two signatures are required or present....that would be part of the problem also......
If that is how the activity occurred!
Good old boy network alive and well.
Wow what a shame! She is so young, and a mom as well. She has a big heart, and it looks like it will cost her in the long run!
Sooooo many concerned citizens of Pittsville much like myself, but I don't recall that many citizens at the town meetings. When you live in a small town people talk, a lot. Things like this should come as no surprise really. If you never showed up to the meetings or wrote in your concerns then you need to sit back and keep quiet. I too wondered from the first time I built my home in this town what did our taxes and water bills go towards? I asked a lot of questions and the answers I got were not complete. But I thought after a while, no one else must care or there would be more complainers over the broken sidewalks, trashy ditches, tainted water, out dated roads etc. I don't believe this women is solely responsible for the condition of our town but I bet the citizens will help her take the fall for it all so they can feel accomplished.
Wow another huge screw-up with Paul as the attorney...remember the WWTP in Salisbury? Where does all that money go...
Funny how this 170k is not even close to how much she really stole!! She cashed checks through her sister at the Farmers Bank of Willards where she was head teller, so the family didn't know what she was doing? Yeah right...might as well charge, Denver, Gail and Erica (her sister) they all hand their hand in the pot, no doubt about that!! I hope whoever is investigating this throws the book at all of them!
They are both going down for this. What was he thinking hiring his daughter? Nepotism at its worst.
Yeah..the Moore family is a case study in small town corruption.
Yes..the council has a fiduciary responsibility to oversee. They are liable.
How could you possibly know? You have more information than the investigators? Unlikely. I agree the whole family was in on it. I imagine her arrest was only the first step.
How come Denver is still in charge of the money---he ought to be made to take a step down until all this is completed. The taxpayers should not be buying trucks from him or paying for his health insurance--he should also have to pay his taxes and water bills on time like everyone else.
And where was the treasurer in all this?? Zero accountability by any of those criminals. Thieves from the top down. How pathetic that they keep getting elected.
Looks like some prime beef!!
Classy...... Heathen
It's now time to dissolve the town charter and let the County take over. We don't need all of these municipalities. Can you imagine the tax money the citizens would save if every town in Wicomico did just this! One police force, One County!
I'm curious how she got out within 4 hours without paying bail. Hmm
I was wondering how she had bail posted so fast. I no sooner heard about the arrest and then Carla posted on FB that she was out. I guess she was proud because if I had been in her shoes no one would have known that I was out. Guess Daddy posted the $20,000 bail. I think there are lots more people involved in this. No I am not a resident of Pittsville but have know Denver Moore for years and seems everything always has been good for him. Guess time will tell about this situation also.
Carla finds all this funny as she has clearly posted on her facebook page, and has GRATIOUSLY invited the citizens of Pittsville to show up at her door if they would like to her her side! Hey Joe why not take her up on it, and see if she will give you an interview!!!!!!!!!!
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