A New Jersey man admitted Monday to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Middletown-based organization and using the money for his personal gain.
David Marshall, 57, of Jackson, N.J., plead guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton federal court to one court of wire fraud.
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Marshall is accused of using his authority as part of the Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc., a nonprofit that runs sports and athletic leagues in 43 states, to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization, according to the United States Attorney’s office. The feds say he improperly used funds from Pop Warner bank accounts to pay off personal credit card debts and make cash withdrawals. The 57-year-old is also said to have used a Pop Warner credit card to purchase personal items and other things unrelated to the nonprofit.
According to authorities, Marshal performed work for Pop Warner on a voluntary basis and held various positions before becoming regional director for the Eastern Region in 2005. The feds made the case that Marshall’s theft may have started in early 2005 and lasted until December 2011. During much of his time with Pop Warner, he was was in control of the region’s finances for the nonprofit.
Pop Warner activities in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. were overseen by Warner in his role as regional director, court documents say.
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U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman credited the FBI in a press release for the investigative work that lead to the guilty plea.
