Police Nab Former Wilton Booster Club President for Embezzlement

WILTON, CT — Police arrested the former president of the Wilton High School Booster Club on embezzlement and forgery charges.

The Wilton Police Department began an investigation into the finances of the Booster Club in May, following complaints from representatives of the school's football program and others.

The investigation revealed that monies donated to the Boosters were ultimately diverted from legitimate Boosters financial accounts into the personal accounts of Brian Colburn, 50, of Crowne Pond Lane in Wilton, according to police.

"Colburn became the Boosters' president in 2016 and by the end of 2017 had essentially asserted sole control over Boosters finances," Lt. Robert Kluk said.

PayPal records showed that Colburn transferred in excess of $20,000 from the Boosters' legitimate PayPal account into his personal PayPal account. Investigation further revealed that when Colburn had been confronted by the Boosters executive board in May 2019 about the organization's finances, he produced forged bank statements in an attempt to show that there was more money in the Boosters' bank accounts than there actually was, according to police.

Colburn turned himself into the Wilton Police Department on Friday evening upon being informed of the warrant for his arrest. He was charged with first-degree larceny by embezzlement and third-degree forgery. Colburn posted a $50,000 bond and will be arraigned in Norwalk Superior Court on August 19.