TRENTON – The former regional director of the Eastern Region of Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc. (Pop Warner) was sentenced July 30 to 27 months in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization and using the funds for his personal benefit, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. New Jersey is in the region.
David Marshall, 58, of Jackson, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud. The judge imposed the sentence July 30 in Trenton federal court.
According documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Between 2005 and 2011, Marshall performed work for Pop Warner on a voluntary basis and held various positions. From 2006 through 2011, Marshall was regional director for the Eastern Region of Pop Warner. He was responsible for handling the finances of the Eastern Region and had access to its bank and credit card accounts.
According to the organization’s website, “Eastern Region includes over 1,500 tackle football teams, more than 300 flag teams and more than 1,000 spirits teams during the traditional season. This year, the Eastern Region included 53 year-round spirit teams who competed throughout the east coast from January to June.”
Marshall used his authority to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from Pop Warner. He improperly used funds from Pop Warner bank accounts to pay off personal debts and make cash withdrawals. Marshall also used a Pop Warner credit card to purchase personal items and other things unrelated to Pop Warner.
In addition to the prison term, Pisano sentenced Marshall to three years of supervised release, ordered to pay $559,841 in restitution and forfeit $559,841.
Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Aaron T. Ford in Newark, with the investigation leading to the sentencing.
The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas P. Grippo of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Trenton.
Defense counsel: Brian P. Reilly Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Trenton Eastern Region.
Avalon – Still denying that this is the most shady thing ever? It goes to show that these politicians have been finally caught and the elections are tough to win when people are watching. Let’s be clear…
