Sneads woman faces grand theft charge

A Sneads woman stands accused of stealing more than $160,000 from a former employer over the course of two years.
Elizabeth Glisson, 43, is charged with grand theft, according to a probable cause affidavit from the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office.
A former accounts payable clerk for Quincy Farms, a mushroom operation, Glisson allegedly diverted money into her personal account. She also allegedly used the company’s Sams Club Credit Card for unauthorized purchases, according to the charge sheet.
The 64 Sam’s Club purchases she allegedly made totaled $18,7022, authorities said. Of the 64,  61 of the purchases were made in Leon, Jackson and Gadsden counties between February 2007 and February 2008, and totalled $17,829, according to the affidavit.
Two of the other three purchases were allegedly made in Dothan, Ala.  and totalled $600. The third was reportedly made in Black River Falls, Wis., and totalled $272.
Authorities allege that Glisson wrote more than 50 company checks to herself between January 2007 and May 2008, totalling $141,886.
Quincy Farms business checks are made in triplicate. According to authorities, in 50 cases Glisson allegedly made original company checks payable to her personal bank and credit accounts. But on the duplicates kept in office records, she allegedly put the names of legitimate vendors who did business with the company.
According to authorities, Glisson’s personal credit and banking accounts were subpoenaed in the course of the investigation. After a review of the accounts, authorities concluded that “it was obvious that Glisson did divert money from Quincy Farm’s bank account to her personal credit and bank accounts,” the affidavit stated.
The checking account discrepancies were discovered in an internal audit undertaken after the fraudulent credit card activity was discovered.
In the affidavit, authorities say that for more than a year, Glisson had the credit card company mail invoices to the business address in care of an alias, Elizabeth Chesi, but later had them sent to her personal address in Sneads, still bearing the name of Quincy Farms in care of Elizabeth Chesi. Investigators also cited a second alias name, Elizabeth Cheshire, that Glisson allegedly used.
The personal address involved is 7922 D’Alemberte Road in Sneads, the same address listed as her place of residence in the Jackson County jail docket. 
She was taken into custody by Sneads Police Chief Burt McAlpin on behalf of neighboring Gadsden County.
She later posted bond, which was set at $50,000, and was released to await further action in the case.
A person answering the telephone at Glisson’s listed address identified herself as Elizabeth Glisson and declined to comment on the matter.