Trace embezzlement suspects arrested

News coming from the Lee County Sherrif’s Department today is that the former treasurer of the North Shores Property Owners Association (in the Carolina Trace subdivision) and his wife were arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $220,000 from the POA’s bank account.
Ed Fowler and his wife Helen were arrested Thursday. Ed Fowler was reportedly found in New Hampshire, where he is being held. It’s not yet known if he was in New Hampshire hiding or if it was just a trip. Helen was arrested in Lee County, according to reports.
A full story will appear in Friday’s Herald.