NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) — Former Northern Local Schools treasurer Elizabeth McCarthy is facing an indictment of three felony charges after she allegedly used a district credit card for personal purchases.
A Perry County grand jury returned an indictment for two counts of felony theft in office and one count of felony telecommunications fraud, per an indictment filed Wednesday in Perry County Common Pleas Court.
McCarthy allegedly made purchases “in stores and online for clothing, event tickets, household goods, and other items that were not for district use,” according to a news release from the Ohio Auditor of State.
The Auditor of State’s Special Investigations Unit opened its investigation in October 2024. An SIU attorney will serve as a special prosecutor for the case, as appointed by Perry County Prosecutor Terry Rugg.
McCarthy is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 5.
