Crime & Safety
Accountant Accused of Stealing $100,000 From Homeowners Association
Cartersville resident Gregory James Heath is charged with 60 counts of theft by taking.
CARTERSVILLE, GA -- A local accountant has been charged with stealing money from a homeowner's association for more than a year.
Investigators with the Bartow County Sheriff's Office arrested Gregory James Heath, 43, of Cartersville on Wednesday in connection to the case.
According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, detectives with the agency's Criminal Investigations Divisions launched a probe into reported thefts of money from the HOA between July 2015 and August 2016.
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Heath is the owner of H&H Tax and Accounting, the company employed by the HOA for accounting duties.
Records were obtained throughout the investigation, which led to Heath's Feb. 1 arrest. He was booked into the Bartow County Jail on 60 counts of theft by taking for funds totaling nearly $100,000.
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He remains held in lieu of $250,000 bond. The sheriff's office says no other arrests are expected in connection to the case.
Photo: Gregory James Heath. Credit: Bartow County Sheriff's Office
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