Ex-Holbrook Little League Duo Indicted In $118K Theft: Report

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Two former officials of the Holbrook Little League have been indicted, accused of taking more than $118,000 in league funds for personal use, according to a report.

Anthony Del Vecchio, 64, and John Lehmann, 56, both of Jackson, were indicted this week, the Asbury Park Press reported, quoting attorneys for the two men.

Del Vecchio, the league's former president, and Lehmann, who was its treasurer, were arrested in February 2018 in connection with the thefts, which the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said happened over a three-year period.

The thefts were uncovered in the wake of the Little League World Series run by the Holbrook team in 2017, where the Holbrook 12-year-old All-Stars reached the semifinals of the United States championship pool in Williamsport. Afterward, parents who had been promised distributions from fundraising done to support the team began asking questions, eventually taking their questions to authorities.

An anonymous letter detailing the theft of funds prompted an investigation begun in December 2017 by the Economic Crimes Unit of the prosecutor's office.

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