Gadsden woman charged wit 52 theft charges

Chasity Talbot Gibbs

A 25 year old Gadsden woman is facing 52 theft-related charges after allegedly stealing from a local orthodontist’s office.  Investigators say that Chasity Talbot Gibbs,  was arrested Friday at her home by the U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force. She is charged with 36 felony counts of fraudulent use of a debit or credit card, 13 felony counts of second-degree forgery, two felony counts of second-degree theft and one felony count of first-degree theft.  Investigators say that Gibbs allegedly took $9,558.54 from her employer, Dr. Lane Smith, between March and August. Gibbs admitted to all of the charges and said she was a single mother who used all of the money to pay bills. Investigators said Gibbs had access to the company debit card, business checks and also deposited the company’s cash at the end of the business day.  She allegedly used the office’s debit card 36 times without permission, putting gas in her car, buying groceries, paying her cellphone bill and withdrawing cash from ATMs. Gibbs rang up 36 transactions for about $4,500 between March 4 and Aug. 4.  Gibbs also allegedly forged 13 checks from the company checkbook between May and August, paying for groceries and also paying her rent and power bill.

Investigators said she stole a total of nine checks for about $2,100. Gibbs also skimmed $1,840 from the company’s cash deposits when she was supposed to deposit them at the end of the day.