Former church treasurer accused of stealing more than $400,000

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – A former church treasurer is accused of stealing more than $400,000 from the church.

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Latrise Seward is accused of using her access to the church’s bank accounts to make unauthorized personal purchases totaling $402,655.45 between Jan. 1, 2018, and Aug. 29, 2025, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

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Seward, who admitted to making the purchases, worked as the treasurer of Mechanicsville United Methodist Church.

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She is currently in the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.