Westlake church employee arrested for stealing $166,700 over four-year period
Published 12:24 pm Wednesday, May 25, 2016
A Westlake church employee has been arrested for forgery and theft, authorities said.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokewsoman Kim Myers said her office received a call from the church on May 10. Their investigation revealed Lenny M. McLendon, 40, Westlake, had written more than 200 church business checks to herself from 2012 to 2016, totaling more than $166,700.
Documentation was obtained that showed she had forged signatures of board members’ names to the checks, along with other paperwork, Myers said.
McLendon was arrested on May 23 and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center. She was charged with theft over $25,000; and forgery.
Judge David Ritchie set her bond at $40,000.
CPSO Detective Troy Thibodeaux is the lead investigator on this case. The investigation is ongoing.
