WAKE FOREST, NC – Following a three-month investigation, the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) has charged former Wake Forest Farmers’ Market (WFFM) Manager Michelle Fryman, 54, with one count of embezzlement.
Fryman, 1684 James Winston Road, Oxford, is accused of misappropriating $6,552 of Farmers’ Market funds.
She was arrested Monday evening by the Granville County Sheriff’s Office and later issued a $20,000 secured bond. Her first court appearance is scheduled for today (Tuesday, May 19).
In February, WFPD launched an investigation after WFFM employees reported missing funds. Fryman resigned as WFFM Manager in December of 2025.