PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia woman is facing felony charges in Florida after investigators say she stole a COVID-19 relief check and went on a spending spree before she got caught.
Court documents obtained by WPLG say Ashley Stibbins-Parker created a “City of Weston LLC” bank account in Georgia so she could deposit the funds back in 2021.
A $184,838.72 check was issued on Feb. 12, 2021, by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and was later mailed to Weston City Hall at 17200 Royal Palm Blvd. The money was allocated through the federal CARES Act.
But authorities say the check never made it there.
The money was deposited on March 15, 2021, into a Bank of America account in Sandy Springs, Georgia under the name “City of…
