Woman blames devil for church theft Posted April 4, 2009 ARLINGTON, Wash. -- A woman accused of taking more than $73,000 from the church where she was an administrative assistant blames the devil. Papers filed with a theft charge in Snohomish County Superior Court say Collen R. Okeson told detectives she guessed "Satan had a big part in the theft." The Everett Herald reports the 62-year-old Arlington woman is accused of forging the pastor’s signature on 80 checks from the Arlington Free Methodist church. She was fired in February 2008. She told detectives she used the money to cover household expenses because she couldn’t stand the thought of losing her home.