Local woman charged in WMCSD theft

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Local woman charged in WMCSD theft

A former Winona Montgomery Consolidated School District booster member is recently out of jail on an embezzlement charge.

Carlotta Abbott is accused of taking money from the Winona Montgomery Consolidated School District’s (WMCSD) band booster club, according to Dr. Teresa Jackson, superintendent for WMCSD.

“She is accused of embezzling funds in excess of $30,000 during her time as the band booster club treasurer from 2019 through June of 2022,” stated Jackson in a press release.

The WMCSD Police Department led the investigation, she said.

According to WMCSD Police Chief Mac Burrell, Abbott made her initial appearance before

Judge Larry Bamberg in Montgomery County Justice Court on Sept. 19, and she was released on her own recognizance.

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