N.J. Man Admits Six-Figure Theft From Youth Football Fund
January 28, 2014 | Read Time: 1 minute
A Jackson, N.J., man admitted in court Monday to siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from a scholarship fund affiliated with the Pop Warner youth football organization, the Asbury Park Press writes.
David Marshall, 57, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in June. He served on a voluntary basis as director of Pop Warner’s Eastern Region, which encompasses New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, from 2006 to 2011.
Authorities said the exact amount Mr. Marshall stole from Pop Warner’s Little Scholars program is in dispute and will be determined at his sentencing. According to court documents, he transferred funds from organizational bank accounts he controlled to pay off credit-card bills and other debts and to purchase personal items. Suspicions on the part of other Pop Warner officials led to an audit in 2012.
