A Lynchburg Fire Department employee has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with embezzlement and fraud. The Lynchburg Police Department says Shaquita Ford engaged in recurring embezzlement activities connected to local nonprofit The Lynchburg Progressive Firefighters Association. They also say she engaged in computer fraud. The charges allege Ford misappropriated funds and used computer systems in the process. The Lynchburg Fire Department says they are still investigating the incident.
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