Police are investigating a possible embezzlement case at a South Bend church, according to police records.
Officials from Holy Cross and St. Stanislaus Parish have filed two police reports, dated Dec. 12 and Jan. 5, 2010, alleging that one of its employees may have taken money from an after-school program.
The employee allegedly altered checks from parishioners.
South Bend police are investigating, and the parish is conducting an audit of its financial records.
At least one employee has been placed on leave, according to a parish official.
The amount of money allegedly embezzled from the parish exceeds $1,000, according to police reports.
The parish has two churches, Holy Cross Church at 920 Wilber St., and St. Stanislaus, at 415 N. Brookfield St. It also has a school, Holy Cross School, at 1020 Wilber St.
It has about 1,000 parishioners.
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