Essex Educational Consultant Arrested as Co-Conspirator in Alleged Counterfeiting Scheme

 ESSEX —

Krista Karch, an Essex resident with ties to the community as an educational consultant, was arrested on July 28 as an alleged co-conspirator in a fraudulent scheme producing counterfeit documents.

The charges brought against Karch, 48, were second-degree forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery in the second degree, telephone fraud in the third degree, and money laundering in the fourth degree.

Karch has an extensive professional career in education, working as an educational consultant in Essex from 2001 to 2008 for Smarty Pants Learning Center and as an educational technology consultant for the Essex Technology Institute from 2001 to 2009...

Karch is currently listed as the director of Thrive Solutions, LLC, in Essex. This organization provides academic support, college and career planning and educational advocacy for students of all ages, according to the organization’s website...

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