Cibolo woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars meant for wounded service members

SAN ANTONIO – A Cibolo woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars meant for wounded service members.

Federal documents showed that Opal Charles used her position at the Warrior Transition Battalion at Brooke Army Medical Center to commit the alleged fraud.

Investigators said they noticed some unusual activity in Charles’ bank account earlier this year. They said she made deposits totaling more than $260,000 and withdrew more than $100,000 over a seven-month period.

The director of a nonprofit that her company worked with would allegedly write check directly to Charles. Investigators said she would then pick up the checks from the director’s mailbox and deposit them into her account.

Charles is facing several felony charges.