A woman who once worked as an administrative assistant with the Atlanta branch of the NAACP pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft by taking for stealing money from the civil rights organization, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office announced.
Saundra Douglas was sentenced to 10 years' probation for the single felony count and ordered to pay the group $31,000 in restitution.
Authorities said that between 2003 and 2008, Douglas changed company paperwork to order credit cards in her name. Those cards were used to buy personal items, such as make-up and clothes, and cover higher education costs. She paid the bills with NAACP funds, authorities said.
NAACP leaders notified the district attorney's office in 2009, triggering an investigation of the suspicious activity. Douglas was indicted in June.
Judith Hanson, a former executive director of the NAACP's Atlanta chapter, also was charged in connection with the case. She pleaded guilty in June to a misdemeanor charge of theft by taking.
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