Weston Soccer Club Exec Pleads Guilty In Embezzlement Scheme: Feds

WESTON, CT — A Weston man pleaded guilty Thursday to a fraud offense stemming from an $890,000 embezzlement scheme.

Charles M. Ameer, 64, served as the treasurer of the Weston Soccer Club from 2014 until February 2018, according to state law enforcement officials. He was also the chief financial officer at Indeco North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indeco Ind. S.P.A, headquartered in Milford, from 2017 through 2022.

Beginning in 2016, Ameer misappropriated at least $38,500 from the WSC and used the funds for personal expenses, according to the charges.

In October 2017, Ameer created a $40,000 check, which was drafted on Indeco’s bank account and made payable to the order of "WSC," and used the check to reimburse the WSC for the funds he had taken. Ameer subsequently opened a line of credit at a bank in WSC's name, without WSC’s authorization or knowledge, and transferred funds into the WSC account that he had stolen from to further conceal his theft, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Between October 2018 and July 2022, Ameer wrote 14 more checks, in the total amount of $850,000, which were drafted on Indeco’s bank account and made payable to him. He deposited the checks into his personal bank account and used the funds for his own benefit, the D.A. said.

Ameer pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. He was arrested on a criminal complaint on August 31, 2023, and released on a $500,000 bond pending sentencing, scheduled for June 20.