The former head of the Board of Trustees faces felony charges after he allegedly came to a car dealership on Essington Avenue to purchase an SUV, presumably for himself, and a Chevrolet Malibu for his girlfriend, 39-year-old Lisa Whitaker.
She is charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and conspiracy.
Pennsylvania State Police say Settles bought the vehicles with unauthorized church funds and opened credit card accounts in the church's name for his personal use.
No one at First Corithian knew of the actions until the church received a phone call about registration for the vehicles.
Settles was arrested after police got tipped off that he was attempting to retrieve one of the vehicles in Philadelphia on Saturday.
He had been living in Fort Washington, Maryland.
Despite his Fort Washington address, police say Settles has been a longtime memeber of the church and has served on the board since 2006.
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