Carly Tufte (Photo / Cass County Jail)
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – A former business manager for Faith Journey Lutheran Church in West Fargo has been accused in federal court of embezzling over $600,000 from the church. Carly Tufte has been indicted on five counts of bank fraud and one count of access device fraud.
Court documents show the alleged thefts happened between April 2019 and December 2024. Tufte is accused of opening credit cards in her own name as well as Faith Lutheran Church without authorization in April 2019.
Tufte had bank statements sent to her home instead of the church. She charged nearly $640,000 worth to the card for expenses including rent, vacations and travel. She resigned in December two days after the new church pastor told her she intended to review the books.
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