Friday, May 13, 2011

Woman pleads guilty to stealing from youth hockey organization in Arizona.

A former acting treasurer for the Arizona High School Hockey Association accused of

embezzling at least $500,000 from the group has pleaded guilty to theft and

forgery.Maricopa County prosecutors said Thursday

that 48-year-old Mary Ann Williams is scheduled to be sentenced June 13. She was

arrested in August 2010.
Williams began volunteering for the northeast Phoenix organization in 2003. An

investigation into Williams began in early 2010 when the association contacted police

about concerns she was stealing money.Police say Williams apparently began

embezzling money from the organization in 2005 and continued until she was removed

from the acting treasurer's post in 2010.



Williams also was accused of issuing checks to herself, making electronic payments from

the association's bank account and using its debit card for personal purchases.

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