Rutherford Church Fraud Case Continued to August

An investigation WCAB News first reported exclusively in September 2025 has advanced in Rutherford Superior Court, where a Marion woman now faces two indicted felony cases tied to alleged financial crimes involving a local church — and the matter has again been delayed, with the next hearing set for August.

According to North Carolina eCourts records, 47-year-old Ginger Parker Sisk, also known as Ginger Parker Frady, is charged with embezzlement of more than $100,000, financial card fraud, obtaining a financial transaction card without consent, obtaining property by false pretenses, and eight counts of felony forgery. All charges remain pending.

In Case No. 25CR409277-800, prosecutors allege Sisk forged a church member’s name on eight financial instruments in September 2022. Each count is classified as a felony.

A second case, 25CR409256-800, includes the most serious allegation: felony embezzlement of $100,000 or more, along with related financial fraud charges tied to alleged conduct beginning in 2021.

Both cases were investigated by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and formally indicted by a grand jury on Nov. 10, 2025, court records show. Sisk was arrested in September 2025 and later released after posting bond. She did not have a mugshot, due to being allowed to turn herself in under an arrangement with District Attorney Ted Bell. 

She is represented by defense attorney Daniel Talbert. Court filings reflect ongoing discovery and a series of continuances granted over several months.

Originally scheduled for earlier hearings in 2026, the cases were reset multiple times — moving from January to March, then April, and most recently to August. The next disposition hearing is now scheduled for August 12, 2026, in Rutherford Superior Court.

The hearing is set to be presided over by Chief Superior Court Judge J. Thomas Davis, according to court records. Davis authorized the continuances, public records show.

As with all criminal proceedings, the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.