All rights reserved. He was also ordered to pay a money judgement of $310,832.80. North Carolina couple was sentenced to prison this week for embezzling $239,000 from a Charlotte high school's booster club. A former treasurer of the Fullerton (California) Rangers Soccer League, a youth sports nonprofit, was arrested for allegedly embezzling what a forensic audit revealed to be more than $174,000 and was charged with grand theft, money laundering, forgery of official records and income tax evasion. He previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud, making a false statement to a financial institution, engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property and tax fraud. A well-known observation about breaches of trust, the origin of which has never been conclusively established but is often attributed to Mark Twain, is that the saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from an enemy, but rather it always comes from a friend or trusted ally. Booster Club Guidelines Guard Against Embezzlement North Carolina couple convicted of COVID aid fraud and embezzling more 1 draft pick, Injured Canes players draw comfort from fan's 'get well soon' flag, Triangle-based businesses quiet on LGBTQ bills, More pocket money: Bill would eliminate state income taxes for overtime, bonus pay, Car accident downtown Smithfield left several businesses in the dark, Editorial: N.C. Supreme Court opens door to rigged elections, Editorial: There's a sound education plan for N.C., but legislators just want to throw money, Making ends meet: More Americans using buy now, pay later, 5 On Your Side Recall Report: Toys, cars, an infant sleeper, NC rep threatens legislation to block change in mortgage fees, 2.2 million sledgehammers recalled after failing, causing injuries, Fight the bite: Avoiding tick and mosquito-borne disease this spring in NC, Less invasive, faster recovery: Duke Health part of new ACL surgical trial, Raleigh MineVention, all future MineVention events cancelled, organizers say, Harry Potter film concert series to play DPAC, 33 NC counties are under alert, including Johnston County. WSOC-TV got this statement from the booster club: Following the resignation of both Anthony and Deana Sharper from the Boosters Board last year, irregular transactions were identified and brought to the attention of our bank representative. He and his wife Deana have been also been charged with fraudulently obtaining $236,000 to cover up their theft. A married couple was sent to prison on Monday for stealing over $200,000 in funds from the South Mecklenburg High School Athletic Booster Club in Charlotte. He was also ordered to pay out more than$310,000. RELATED: Check out the luxury cars $5 million in fraudulent PPP loans paid for, DOJ alleges. The following are 10 of the more than 30 cases of booster club embezzlement that have been litigated or reported in just the last year: A former school clerk for the Perrysburg (Ohio) Schools was sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzling over a five-year period more than $800,000 from the high school athletics booster club and from the school monies he used to support a lavish lifestyle that included a large house, luxury cars, a motorhome, a luxury suite at Ohio State football games, and even gifts to the schools sports program a new football stadium scoreboard and baseball facility sound system donated using some of the very funds he had stolen from the program and school. 27, 2023), UNC wins ACC Tournament opener easily over BC, Softball: East Columbus vs. South Columbus (Apr. Deana Sharper was ordered to serve 21 months in prison with two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $239,742. Detectives said Sharper submitted these applications to cover up the theft and for personal gain. They are very nice people, Young said. Federal authorities said Anthony Sharper was sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. One of the applications was in the name of the booster club and the other was in the name of his accounting firm, A. Posted: Nov 19, 2020 / 06:33 AM EST. He said the allegations in the indictment are typical of the sorts of cases that are a high priority for federal investigators. Sharper CPA, PLLC, and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application to the Small Business Administration (SBA) on behalf of his CPA firm. He spent two summers as Bikin Mike, filing stories as he pedaled across the Carolinas. Former high school booster club treasurer accused of embezzlement Anthony Sharpers crimes combined carry up to 60 years in prison and $2 million in fines again, far more than what Cogburn is expected to hand down.
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