I wish I was in the room when they said it must have been a brother that returned the money.
I would've told them it was also a brother who was at the time at Bethel that made the newspapers here in NYC in the 90's that had an outside gig at some job and was caught stealing from his employers.
My mother refused to believe that until she asked the Cong. Elder who was living in the Bethel at that time also and he confirmed it for her.