May 7, 2013
Randy Key
Dee Griffin
Evans, GA – Nestled neatly along a country road, the Stratford neighborhood is relatively quiet and peaceful. But, the news of an arrest in the case of stolen homeowners association money has punctured the typical silence. Neighbor Song Sparks says, “everybody let their guard down because over a number of times the community was thriving, the grass was being cut, everything was being done. We assumed the statements that we got looked pretty on paper.”
However, the ugly truth soon reared its head when the dollars and cents didn’t add up. It turns out, Stratford Homeowners Association treasurer Laurie Wainwright-Vanover was suspected of taking more than $200,000 from the coffers. According to the police report, it happened over a four year period through credit cards and ATM transactions. Read more:
However, the ugly truth soon reared its head when the dollars and cents didn’t add up. It turns out, Stratford Homeowners Association treasurer Laurie Wainwright-Vanover was suspected of taking more than $200,000 from the coffers. According to the police report, it happened over a four year period through credit cards and ATM transactions. Read more: