Police officials in Montgomery County are investigating after, they claim, the former vice president of the Montgomery Township Baseball and Softball Association allegedly stole thousands from the non-profit group.
According to police officials, Christopher Pekula, 49, of North Wales, has been arrested and has been charged with theft and other offenses after, law enforcement officials believe, he was responsible for the theft of over $43,000 from the non-profit where he served as vice president of finance.
Officials said the investigation began in April of last year, after leadership of the Montgomery Township Baseball and Softball Association contacted police with concerns about discrepancies they claimed to have found in their bookkeeping after a new individual took on responsibilities as the group's vice president of finance in October of 2023.
Pekula, officials said, was the non-profit group's vice president of finance from 2016 through October of 2023.
According to police, a review of the non-profit's financial documents from the time Pekula served as the vice president of finance for the group found that Pekula had, allegedly, committed fraudulent activities "through cash withdrawals, false self-reimbursements and false claims made about the office’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan COVID-relief loan during his time as the organization’s vice president of finance."
In a statement on Pekula's arrest, officials said Pekula, allegedly, purchased equipment, uniforms,...
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