A 47-year-old Sparta woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing $7,409 from the township soccer club for her personal use, authorities said.
The Sussex County courthouse SPARTA -- A 47-year-old Sparta woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing $7,409 from the township soccer club for her personal use, authorities said.
Johanne Seeland, who was the Sparta Soccer Club's treasurer, was arrested July 17 for allegedly stealing from the club over the last six years in order to pay off personal debts and her daughter's league dues with another soccer club, Sparta police said in August.
Two board members noticed questionable checks being issued by the treasurer and took their concerns to police on June 26, police said at the time. Police investigated the checks and later arrested Seeland, charging her with three counts of theft.
Treasurer stole $7K from Sparta soccer club, police say
In her plea Monday, Seeland pleaded guilty to third-degree theft and admitted to issuing club checks over a period of about 18 months for her personal use, the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
She's scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 29.
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