After receiving the loan proceeds, Anthony Sharper, 42, used the funds to pay for personal expenditures and to cover up the couple's theft from the Mecklenburg High School Athletic booster club, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. "global": { The funds were intended for existing businesses harmed by the coronavirus pandemic. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) -The president of a Charlotte high school Booster Club and his wife were indicted on charges of stealing more than $200,000 from the booster club. [4] On 10 April 2022 a Russian attack completely destroyed the airport and the infrastructure nearby. The couple was indicted on May 19, 2021. Panthers reach consensus on No. He was also ordered to pay a money judgement of $310,832.80. 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According to the U.S. Attorneys Office, his three applications relied on fake revenue, payroll and employment numbers, leading to Sharper receiving almost a quarter of million dollars in aid from Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Rationalization:Fraudsters typically rationalize to justify their dishonest actions as somehow not being in violation of normative codes of ethical conduct, often by adopting a mindset that they are only borrowing the money, that they will soon repay any diverted funds, that they are taking such a small amount that no one will be harmed, that they have to steal because of financial pressures beyond their control, that their thievery will only be temporary and will end as soon as their financial pressures subside, that they are being dishonest only because they desire to better support their families, or that they are entitled to the money because of their hard work for the organization. In addition to this, foreign airlines have found it difficult to gain access to Dnipro as a result of Dniproavia's protectionist policies along routes to and from the airport. Never allow one person to have end-to-end control over cash. Investigators claim that between March and May 2020, Anthony Sharper submitted three fraudulent applications for COVID-19 relief funds, including two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications. As a new school year begins and activities of all types launch new seasons, including sports, band, theatre, choir, debate, forensics, academic clubs and other student organizations, booster clubs established to financially support such endeavors will also launch new seasons of fundraising campaigns. 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Deana Sharper also of Charlotte, was ordered to serve 21 months in prison and two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a money judgment of $239,742.80. How we got here, what's new and why they face resistance, Islanders extend series with Game 5 win over Canes, Young? The federal government has been pursuing more causes of PPP fraud recently, according to Young. Anthony Sharper 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. Published: Dec. 8, 2021 at 4:06 PM PST. They gradually gained influence and control over the booster clubs affairs to the point that by 2019, they were the only authorized signatories on the checking account. After receiving the funds, Sharper is accused of using the money to pay for personal expenses and cover up the couple's theft from the booster club. He said the allegations in the indictment are typical of the sorts of cases that are a high priority for federal investigators. However, its most useful application may be that its three components also can serve as the foundation for organizations of all types, including employers, nonprofits, schools and booster clubs, to develop strategies designed to eliminate or minimize the elements that provide the triangle with its structure and strength to essentially break the triangle thereby reducing the likelihood of fraudulent activity such as embezzlement being perpetrated in the first place. Michael Gordon has been the Observers legal affairs writer since 2013. He was also ordered to pay out more than$310,000. 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They are very nice people and as the legal process runs its course, everybody will find out more.. 2023 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. NCHSAA board will consider policy allowing high school athletes to profit off NIL, Basketball final four, bat testing, & participation: Here's what the NCHSAA board will discuss this week, Person dies after being trapped by tractor Monday night, Protesters rejecting, supporting Johnston Co. commissioner gather at Monday meeting, Slugging UNC signee Luke Stevenson leads Wake Forest on state championship push, NC Senate Committee debates bill on trans athletes in sports. Starting a Student Athletic Council in Your School, Booster Club Embezzlement: Legal Issues, Preventive Strategies. In fact, according to the indictment, the actual amount was $522.07. The husband's sentence included. In 2020, Anthony Sharper filed for federal pandemic-related economic relief for both the booster club and his own accounting firm. Sharper resigned from his position and that is when booster board members discovered irregular transactions on the books. The couple face decades behind bars, and more than $1 million in fines. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. All rights reserved. Both Sharper and his wife are charged with wire fraud which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Christopher Young, a Washington attorney representing Anthony Sharper, confirmed some of the details of his clients new plea agreement with prosecutors but otherwise did not comment. A former treasurer of Vista Pop Warner Football & Cheer (New York), who pleaded guilty to stealing $114,000 from the organization and was sentenced to one year in jail followed by five years of probation, is also now accused of embezzling more than $6,000 from the Shaker High School All Sport Booster Club by writing and cashing checks made out to cash, with the proceeds then used by her for personal purchases. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) A husband and wife pair was sentenced to prison Monday for stealing more than $239,000 from a Charlotte high school booster club, according to U.S. Distric However, the construction was soon frozen and, as of 2017, building work has not progressed beyond the laying of foundations. Federal prosecutors say 39-year-old Anthony Sharper and 45-year-old Deana Sharper wrote themselves checks, wired money into their bank account and used the clubs debit and credit cards. Is the non-profit, parent volunteer organization that supports South Mecklenburg High School athlete Developed by sociologist Donald R. Cressey and now used by criminologists and forensic accountants for understanding the typical circumstances that lead to trusted individuals committing crimes of betrayal, the fraud triangle is comprised of three components: 1) opportunity, 2) financial pressure and 3) rationalization. 2023 Cox Media Group. Opportunity can sway the otherwise honest and policies allowing opportunity create a zone of temptation for the person who might not have under other circumstances devised and carried out an embezzlement scheme. Subsequently, the organization was contacted by law enforcement and cooperated fully with their investigation.This has had a detrimental impact on our student-athletes. Did she deserve it? Copyright 2022 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. The documents state that between March and May 2020, he submitted three fraudulent applications for federal COVID-19 relief funds, including two fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications. [citation needed], In 2011, the airport's owners initiated a program to develop a new terminal complex. 1 pitchers, Mayson Dear: I knew this could be my last home game ever, NCHSAA commissioner addresses problems at basketball regionals. Federal prosecutors said that between 2017 and June 2020, Anthony Sharper and his wife Deana executed a scheme to defraud and embezzle at least $200,000 from South Mecklenburg High School's. Christopher Young represents the Sharpers. A Charlotte couple has been indicted on federal charges of embezzling more than $200,000 from the booster club of a Charlotte high school. He was also ordered to pay $310,832. Woman sentenced in South Carolina booster club embezzlement case by: Sophia Radebaugh. She pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Anthony Sharper is also charged with tax fraud for failing to report any of the embezzled funds on the couple's joint tax returns in 2018 and 2019. 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. If the judge settles on a smaller amount, it could lessen Anthony Sharpers punishment. It had one runway designated 08/26 with a concrete surface measuring 2,841 by 44 metres (9,321ft 144ft). 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. This week, filings in the case by the U.S. Attorneys Office in Charlotte reveal that they have agreed to plead guilty. He spent two summers as Bikin Mike, filing stories as he pedaled across the Carolinas. Court documents also show that Anthony Sharper, a certified public accountant, also committed tax fraud by failing to report any embezzled funds on the couple's joint 2018 and 2019 tax returns. After receiving the money, investigators said Anthony Sharper used the funds to pay for personal expenditures and to cover up the couples theft of the booster clubs funds. Federal authorities said Anthony Sharper was sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. [2] The airport is currently owned by its major airline partner Dniproavia. Mandate that all monies collected from any fundraising activity immediately be deposited into a bank drop box and that no booster club member is ever to take cash home. The husband's sentence included him obtaining over $236,000 in COVID-19 relief funds to cover the theft. He has been an editor and reporter at the paper since 1992, occasionally writing about schools, religion, politics and sports. The fraud triangle has become a widely-used tool for law enforcement when conducting criminal investigations and accounting firms when conducting forensic audits. Anthony Sharper was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release. He and his wife Deana have been also been charged with fraudulently obtaining $236,000 to cover up their theft. He didnt comment on the case after the couple was charged but urged everyone to keep an open mind. Deana Sharper was ordered to serve 21 months in prison with two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $239,742. She has led newsrooms at KUNC in Greely, CO, Rhode Island Public Radio in Providence, RI and WHQR in Wilmington, NC. In order to break the fraud triangle and minimize the chances of embezzlement by a school official or club officer, booster organizations should consider implementing some basic guidelines and procedures: Do not allow one person to handle all of a clubs financial processes. All three applications contained false information, including fake revenues and fake payroll and employment data. 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. Ensure that all federal, state and local legal mandates regarding the operation of booster clubs are being followed, including IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit registration requirements, IRS 501(c)(3) tax return filing mandates, state statutes governing nonprofit incorporation and record-keeping rules, state laws specifically regulating booster clubs and parent-teacher organizations, state agency rules addressing sales and use tax permits, state board of education or state activity association requirements for booster clubs, and school district governance mandates for clubs. 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According to court records, to cover up the theft and to enrich himself, between March and May 2020, Anthony Sharper submitted three fraudulent applications for federal COVID-19 relief funds, including two fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications, one in the name of the Booster Club and one in the name of his accounting firm, A. [8] The runway was destroyed according to official statement of the head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Administration. In some cases, according to the indictment, their raids on the booster money grew increasingly lavish $5,000 for Hornets tickets; almost $850 on meals at Ruths Chris; more than $20,000 in cash and ATM withdrawals. This has resulted in a number of management problems and has slowed the airfield's development as Dniproavia has, on a number of occasions, refused to be forthcoming with the required funds to undertake a comprehensive modernization program. A Charlotte couple was sentenced Monday after they stole $239,000 from a high school's booster club. The club, she said, cooperated fully with the resulting investigation, which included the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. postal authorities. The husband, who attempted to cover up their tracks with COVID-19 . CHARLOTTE A Charlotte couple was sentenced Monday after they stole $239,000 from a high schools booster club. The couple has been charged with wire fraud, which has a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Solo Nebraska Cheerleader Steals the Show at Cheer and Dance Champion. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Posted: Nov 19, 2020 / 06:33 AM EST. Anthony Sharper and Deana Sharper are being sentenced to prison for stealing over $230k in funds from South Mecklenburg High School's Athletic Booster. For this reason, South Meck Sports Boosters is grateful for the thorough investigation completed by law enforcement., 90.7 Charlotte 93.7 Southern Pines A Charlotte couple has been indicted on federal charges of embezzling more than $200,000 from the booster club of a Charlotte high school. This has had a detrimental impact on our student-athletes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is a federal law enacted on March 29, 2020, designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who are suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. After receiving the loan proceeds, Anthony Sharper used the funds to pay for personal expenditures and to cover up the couples theft of the Booster Clubs funds. Between 2017 and June 2020, Anthony Sharper and Deana Sharper planned a scheme to defraud and embezzle at least $239,000 from the high school's booster club by writing checks to themselves, wiring funds directly to their bank account and using the booster club's debit cards and credit cards to pay for personal expenditures. A Santa Paula (California) High School band booster club official pleaded guilty to stealing $22,000 and was sentenced to one year in jail followed by five years of probation. Anthony, who is a certified public accountant, is also accused of falsely applying for paycheck protection funds. Anthony Sharper was originally indicted on eight counts and pleaded not guilty in June. The Justice Department says all three applications contained false revenue and payroll information. 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. When Goodrich (Mich.) High School Athletic Booster Club treasurer Tonya Yannaki suddenly stopped attending meetings last year, her fellow boosters demanded she turn over the club's financial statements. What punishment the Sharpers face remains unclear. He is a member of the High School Today Publications Committee. CHARLOTTE, N.C. The president of a Charlotte high school booster club and his wife were indicted on federal charges for stealing more than $200,000 from the organization and fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans to cover up the crime, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Over a three-year period starting in 2017, the Sharpers wrote more than $100,000 in checks to themselves from the account for fraudulent reimbursements. RELATED: He lost $7,000 in a phone scam, and it could have been stopped before it went too far. It is located 15 kilometres (9mi; 8nmi) southeast from the city center. $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate is a commonly recommended standard for booster clubs. Updated: Nov 19, 2020 / 06:33 AM EST. Also read: Couple convicted after stealing $239,000 from South Meck High's booster club. They also used clubs credit and debit cards to run up thousands of dollars in personal expenses in six states as well as during a trip to London, the indictment shows. Much of the rest, he used for unlawful business or personal expenses, prosecutors say, including almost $20,000 to buy a 2019 Honda Civic. Anthony Sharper, 42, served as the interim president and treasurer for South Mecklenburg High Schools Athletic Booster Club and his wife, Deana Sharper, 47, ran the concession stand and school store. Between 2017 and June 2020, Anthony Sharper and Deana Sharper planned a scheme to defraud and embezzle at least $239,000 from the high school's booster club by writing checks to themselves, wiring funds directly to their bank account and using the booster club's debit cards and credit cards to pay for personal expenditures. Court documents show that, Anthony Sharper, who is a certified public accountant, also committed tax fraud by failing to report any of the embezzled funds on the couples joint 2018 and 2019 tax returns filed with the IRS. Many of the high-dollar cases of embezzlement involving booster clubs are perpetrated by someone who has uninterrupted control over club finances for a multi-year period of time, thereby facilitating an ongoing theft because of the absence of checks and balances on that persons autonomy. Detectives said Sharper submitted these applications to cover up the theft and for personal gain. Anthony Sharpers plea agreement, which surfaced in federal court on Wednesday, offers few additional details. The indictment says Sharper obtained more than $236,000 in relief funds intended for businesses harmed by the pandemic. 6 British Castles Where You Can Stay Like Royalty on a Commoners Budget, Five On Your Side: Ways to get better wifi for under $250, Farmers markets in North Carolina: Fresh produce, baked goods and more, UNC allergy expert gives tips to help you deal with the pollen season, The 25 most memorable moments in Carolina Hurricanes history, Pick-your-own: Where to find strawberry farms in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Eric Marion: We want to change the perception when facing Pinecrest, Highlights: Union Pines baseball stuns Pinecrest with come from behind victory, Nick Stevens discusses impact of new participation data & what's next, Tommy Harrington: We feel like we've got three No. Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues. Click here to sign up for the daily Wake Up Charlotte newsletter. She pleaded guilty to wire fraud. As a result of the fraudulent applications, Anthony Sharper received more than $236,000 in COVID-19 relief funds intended for existing businesses harmed by the coronavirus pandemic. Anthony Sharper was also charged with two counts of making false statements to a financial institution, which carry a maximum sentence of 30 years and a $1 million fine per count. The South Meck. 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. ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) A New Mexico man has been sentenced to nearly a year in prison after he pleaded no contest in the theft of thousands of dollars for a high school football booster club. All rights reserved. He spent another $25,000 to pay down the outstanding balance on the booster club credit card. He is also charged with fraudulently obtaining over $236,000 in COVID-19 relief funds to cover up the theft. The funds were intended for existing businesses harmed by the coronavirus pandemic. The former treasurer of the Strawberry Plains (Tennessee) Carter High School athletics booster club pleaded guilty to embezzling $33,000 from the organization and was sentenced to four years of probation. Dnipro International Airport (Ukrainian: ) (IATA: DNK, ICAO: UKDD) was an airport serving Dnipro, a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. Email: info@smsportsboosters.com | Twitter: @southmeckSB | Address: 8900 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28210 SOUTH MECK SPORTS BOOSTERS ALL-SPORTS PASSES ARE BACK! 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. Division of labor is one of the most effective strategies for eliminating the opportunity to steal. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Anthony Sharper is also charged with two counts of making false statements to a financial institution, which carry a maximum prison term of 30 years and a $1 million fine per count; making a false statement to SBA, for which the maximum statutory penalty is 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine; two counts of engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property, which carry a maximum prison term of 10 years and a $500,000 fine per count; and two counts of filing a false tax return, which carry a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count. Sharper CPA, PLLC, and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application to the Small Business Administration (SBA) on behalf of his CPA firm. Subsequently, the organization was contacted by law enforcement and cooperated fully with their investigation. According to court filings, Deana Sharper is pleading straight up to the wire fraud charge, meaning she has not received any inducements from prosecutors in return for her guilty plea. [11], Media related to Dnipropetrovsk International Airport at Wikimedia Commons. In May 2020, Anthony Sharper emailed booster club members a screen shot showing a $150,283 balance in the club account. by: Sophia Radebaugh. }; CHARLOTTE, N.C. (From Press Release) The former president of a Charlotte high school Booster Club and his wife were sentenced to prison Monday for stealing more than $239,000 from the organization. He may be contacted at Lee.Green@BakerU.Edu. Annual passenger traffic at DNK airport. Updated May 20, 2021 12:14 PM A former booster club president and his wife, who served as the concession stand and school store coordinator, at South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte,.
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