Former president allegedly stole $26K from football club
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged the former president of the Nanticoke 12th Man Booster Club with stealing over $26,000 from the organization.
According to the Nanticoke City Police Department, in October 2023 the new booster club treasurer, Wendy Graves, noticed missing funds from the organization's bank account.
Graves then contacted 47-year-old Sterling Kepp, of Nanticoke, the president of the Nanticoke 12th Man Football Club, who police say handled all the financial responsibilities of the club.
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Police said before discovering the missing funds, Kepp refused to give Graves online access to the club's bank account. After being questioned further regarding the account balance, Kepp admitted to Graves that he 'owed the booster club money and would make it right,' as stated in the affidavit.
After reviewing financial records from the club's PNC Bank account, detectives determined from July 2022 through October 2023 the total amount of missing money was $26,543.22.
Kepp has been charged with theft by unlawful taking.
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