A longtime Broward County Catholic faculty administrator surrendered to authorities Thursday, accused of defrauding the varsity the place she served as principal for 20 years.
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Lori St. Thomas, 61, of Coral Springs, turned herself in on the Broward County Courthouse and was booked into the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace Primary Jail on a cost of acquiring property over $50,000 by fraud. Her bond was set at $50,000, deputies mentioned.
Based on courtroom paperwork, investigators allege that between 2016 and 2025, St. Thomas organized unauthorized additional funds to herself by a separate direct deposit account, taking a complete of $238,196 from St. Coleman Catholic Faculty in Pompano Seashore. The alleged scheme was uncovered earlier this yr when faculty representatives contacted the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace, triggering a legal investigation.
St. Thomas served as principal of St. Coleman Catholic Faculty, positioned at 2250 SE twelfth St., from 2004 to 2024, earlier than being transferred to Mary Assist of Christians Catholic Faculty in Parkland. She had labored for the Archdiocese of Miami since 1986 till her firing in October 2024, in keeping with an Archdiocese spokesperson.
“As that is an energetic authorized matter, we’re unable to additional remark right now,” the Archdiocese mentioned in an announcement.
The case stays underneath investigation as prosecutors transfer ahead with the felony fraud cost.
