Sixty-Two-Year Sentence for Charity Thief | Mesa News

Mesa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 5, 2026 · 1m

A 62-year-old woman, Karen Northcutt, just received a 62.5-year prison sentence for embezzling nearly $1 million from Prescott Area Habitat for Humanity — money meant to help needy families. Her theft, uncovered via an anonymous tip, spanned two years and included secret credit card charges and cash withdrawals, even as she gave stolen cash to coworkers to mask her crimes. This wasn’t her first rodeo — she’d served over ten years in prison before, and even changed her name to dodge past records. The nonprofit’s trust was shattered, donations vanished, and staff were left devastated — all…