ST. LOUIS – A woman appeared in federal court in downtown St. Louis Thursday to be sentenced for stealing $690,000 over the course of a decade from a St. Louis County charity.

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Joelle Fouse, 58, worked as the director of finance and human resources for Promise Community Homes, formerly Rainbow Village, from October 2012 through December 2023. The organization serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Fouse was responsible for payroll, expense reimbursement, and maintaining the charity’s books and records. She admitted stealing money from the charity in multiple ways.

Prosecutors said Fouse transferred more than $407,000 into her personal bank accounts via 181 unauthorized expense payments. She did this

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