(Sandy Giordano/Beaver County Radio)

Freedom Middle School PTO’s former treasurer Margot Taddeo was arrested last Friday on theft and bad check charges by Beaver Valley Regional Police.

The school found out she failed to make a deposit of $12,214.05 dating back from September 2022 and July 23, 2023. Taddeo was the only member who had access to all the money used for events. When all the events were canceled, board members noticed suspicious activity which led them to find out funds were missing. 

She was charged by District Justice Ed Howe on 2 felony charges of theft by unlawful taking, 7 misdemeanor counts of theft by unlawful taking, 4 counts of bad checks and theft by deception. She will face a hearing in Beaver County Central Court on February 15, 2024.