SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — An accountant who worked for a Seminole County nonprofit group that battles child abuse and helps victims is accused of stealing more than $100,000 from it.

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Carrie Wagner, 61, worked for Kids House of Seminole in Sanford, and is accused of using the money for gambling at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa.

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Over a year and a half, investigators say she took nearly $130,000. She is currently in jail on 58 criminal counts including fraud and forgery.

Investigators believe she wrote 27 checks from Kids House accounts to herself over a year and a half then gambled with the money.

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As part of a statement, the CEO for Kids House of Seminole said, “These funds are critical to our life-saving work, and we are committed to a successful resolution.”

Wagner’s bond is set at $145,000.

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