Employee embezzles US$300,000 from US church to send gifts to TikTokers, feds say

Battocletti is accused of making more than 429 transactions to buy TikTok Coins using the church’s card linked to her CashApp and Apple Pay accounts. — AP

An administrative assistant stole US$300,000 (RM1.40mil) from an Alabama church and used the money to send gifts to TikTok creators, federal officials said.

Kristen Battocletti has now pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, according to a July 17 court filing in the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.