July preliminary hearing set in Hanover Little League embezzlement case in Virginia

Former Ashland Little League President Lynn Newell appeared briefly in Hanover General District Court today and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing July 10 on embezzlement and forgery charges.
Newell, 40, is charged with taking more than $20,000 from a Little League account and a smaller sum from a fund she helped create to defray medical expenses for a young man severely injured in an automobile accident. Court documents allege that Newell, of the 14500 block of Washington Highway, forged the signature of a league official to transfer league funds to other accounts under her control. Newell was arrested April 10 by Ashland Police and is free on bond