Last Updated on November 10, 2026 1:34 pm
A Vilas woman has been charged with three counts of felony embezzlement for allegedly taking more than $100,000 from the Bethel School Parent Teacher Student Organization and the Beaver Dam Fire Department, where she served as treasurer, according to an arrest warrant.
Miranda Dawn Gregg, 37, was charged in a warrant issued Nov. 6 by Magistrate J.W. Greene. The complainant on the warrant is Darby Adams of the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. Gregg is charged with embezzlement by a public officer or trustee, a felony under N.C. General Statute 14-92.
Her first court date is set for Dec. 17 at 9:15 a.m. in Courtroom B of the Watauga County Courthouse.
The charges
The warrant lists three counts:
- Count 1: $40,111 belonging to the Bethel School Parent Teacher Student Organization
- Count 2: $55,770 belonging to the Beaver Dam Fire Department
- Count 3: $6,129 in cash donations from school-related fundraisers, belonging to the Bethel School Parent Teacher Student Organization
Together, the three counts total $102,010.
For each organization, the warrant says Gregg held the position of treasurer and had been entrusted with the money in that role. It lists a date of offense of Sept. 22, 2020.
