Vestavia Woman Sentenced For Felony Ethics Violations

MONTGOMERY, AL — A Vestavia Hills woman pleaded guilty to felony ethics violations related to stolen funds while she was an employee with Tannehill Park's Historic Ironworks Commission, accordng to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. Stacey Ingram Green, 42, was sentenced to a 60-month term in a community corrections program and was fined $5,000.

Green served as Tannehill Park Administrator until 2017, according to Marshall. While serving as park administrator, Green is alleged to have written more than $10,000 in checks to herself on an account of the Alabama Historic Ironworks Foundation, a charitable arm of the Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission. Green repaid all money she stole from the Foundation prior to her sentencing, according to Marshall.

“Stacey Green abused the public trust placed in her to care for the Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, a natural, historic, and educational treasure providing enjoyment to hundreds of thousands of visitors each year,” Marshall said. “It is appropriate that she has been called to account and is being punished for her criminal wrongdoing, and that a message is being sent to others who hold public trust that theft, self-enrichment and corruption will not be tolerated.”

This is not the first time Green has been arrested for defrauding a non-profit organization. Last year, Green was arrested and charged with stealing nearly $77,000 from the Bessemer Junior Service League.