Jennifer Sue Witteveen is jailed for eight years after comitting fraud against Mansfield Youth Baseball Association.
A Texas woman who stole nearly $300,000 while volunteering with a youth baseball group has been jailed. Jennifer Sue Witteveen, 52, of Arlington, began volunteering with the Mansfield Youth Baseball Association when her child started playing with the nonprofit group.Witteveen used her position as the association's treasurer to make illegal cash withdrawals and write fraudulent checks. Between January 2012 and July 2018, Witteveen is estimated to have fraudulently stole more than $295,000.
"This defendant took advantage of her leadership position in a non-profit organization that was supposed to be all about helping kids and making the city of Mansfield a great place for children to grow up," said White Collar unit prosecutor Johnny Newbern in a statement."Instead, she lined her own pockets."
Judge Elizabeth Beach also accepted the prosecution's recommendation that Witteveen's parole be conditional on her making restitution payments to the association. "Scams are unbiased, they reach anyone, anywhere, any time," Manor Police Department Detective Anne Lopez told CBS Austin.
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