Crime & Safety
Youth Football League President Accused Of Stealing Funds
Police said he took more than $20,000 from the organization while he was president.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A Hudson Valley man was accused of stealing money from a youth football league. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said that Lawrence Alston, 50, of New Rochelle, was charged Thursday with third-degree grand larceny, a felony.
Prosecutors said Alston stole more than $20,000 from the Key Bank account of the New Rochelle Youth Tackle Football League between Jan. 23 and June 13, a period during which he was president of the organization.
Authorities said the money was taken for his personal use, and the bank notified the league when the funds were overdrawn.
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Alston is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 26.
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