18-05-2025
Former youth football league prez might have clean record after admitting to $55K theft
NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. — The Neosho man charged with stealing money from the Neosho Youth Football League has reached a plea agreement that keeps him out of jail.
Stewart Pace, 46, pleaded guilty in Newton County Court on Wednesday to felony stealing. The plea agreement says Pace will be on supervised probation for five years. In that five years, Pace will have to pay back $55,000 with 9% interest. That will end up costing him just over $68,000.
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In 2022 Pace was the president of the Neosho Youth Football League and his wife was the treasurer. That's when members of the league discovered a large amount of money missing.
The judge gave Pace a suspended imposition of sentence. That means if he successfully completes his probation and pays back the money, the conviction will not appear on his record.
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