Long Time Employee Indicted For Theft From The Flag Lady’s Flag Store In Clintonville

Posted on 1/19/2012

Defendant: Angel Forsyth

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Angel Forsyth, age 37, for one count (F-1) Theft and one count (F-3) Tampering with Records, for a total of two counts. Forsyth was an employee at the Flag Lady’s Flag Store in Clintonville for over twenty years. Her position involved paying bills and managing accounts. It is alleged that between 2008 and 2011 she wrote checks to herself totaling $310,000 and covered it up by false entries in their accounting system. O’Brien said “This was a trusted employee who abused her position and used the money for her own personal gain.” If found guilty on these charges, the defendant faces in excess of five years incarceration”, O’Brien stated.