BINGHAM -- The treasurer at the First Congregational Church of Bingham was arrested this week on a felony theft charge for allegedly bilking the church out of more than $80,000 over the past four years, police said Wednesday.

Olivia Beane, 30, of 406 Stream Rd., Moscow, allegedly wrote checks from accounts from the church on Meadow Street and took money from the Sunday service offerings, Maine State Police Trooper Randy Keaten said.

"She was the treasurer," Keaten said. "She was hired by the church as the treasurer and over the course of the last four years wrote herself $87,000 in payments."

Keaten said church officials became suspicious when financial accounts appeared to be incorrect and went to state police with documents to review on Monday of this week.

Beane was interviewed by police and arrested on Tuesday.

She was released on $500 cash bail.