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	Woman Given 5 Years in Prison for Stealing By Titan Barksdale Journal [Winston-Salem NC] March 22, 2007 http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350339706 A judge sentenced a Winston-Salem woman to at least five years in prison yesterday for stealing about $300,000 in tithes and offerings from the church that employed her. Karen Charlene Lunsford, 38, pleaded guilty to embezzlement in Forsyth Superior Court. Members of Oaklawn Baptist Church watched as Lunsford, who was at one time the church's financial secretary, admitted to spending the money on vacations, clothing and weekend getaways to gospel concerts. "I'm here to accept responsibility, and I apologize," she told Judge Ronald Spivey. "I just wanted to live a better lifestyle."
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