This is a shame. To steal from children's sports leagues, that is primarily funded through the parents and community. I think ALL leagues should provide detailed budgets and expenditures without being asked to all registered player's families. Checks and balances!

So saddened for the MV community and the families that have worked SO hard to build a new, strong community rec program over the last couple years. This just shouldn't happen! Many local volunteer organizations have not used good accounting "101" practices and some have been victims to the mistake. This includes Rec League sports, Scouting organizations and even other Boosters groups. Basic accounting/banking policies suggest that the organozation either has TWO signatures on checks, (which unfortunately banks don't always allow OR verify unless check is a large amount) OR at the least, have ONE person WRITE the checks and someone else BALANCE the statement each month. Then quarterly, have a THIRD person AUDIT checks and statements against budgets. Alot of work for "volunteers"? Yes....Worth it in the long run? Yes. It also "protects" not only the organization but the acting treasurer as well! Also all cash events should be under dual control from event to deposit. Maybe not always practical but sure will prevent most concerns. Pray that MVAA will be able to recover their funds and find themselves "whole" again!

This is disgusting! There should be serious repercussions for this total disregard and lack of respect for the athletic futures of MV students!

As a person who was heavily involved in starting up another Athletic Association everyone needs to understand that these are run by volunteers. You are only as good as the volunteers that you have. Usually it is about 3 or 4 key people trying to do everything. I think the county should step in and have more dealings with day to day operations of these types of Athletic Association. Maybe the county should put in place strict guidelines on the financials and reporting them to the County. If the association can’t provide this type of accountability then the county should not allow them to use the facilities. If Mountain View does not have any money I wonder how they are going to pay back the county for the press box that they funded for them over at the multipurpose field. With all of this said I hope that Gwinnett County makes an example out of this person and gives him the maximum penalty. Good luck MVAA on recovering from this one.

How does this go on for almost 8 months and nobody from the board notices??? What is the treasurer doing? This person should have been balancing the books every month or at the very least looking at the bank statements. If she would have looked at the statements this could have been stopped months ago. The entire board should be ashamed of themselves for being so careless with the money.

All I can say is "Beware of other foxes in the henhouse"

You are 100% right in the fact that MVAA is run by volunteers. I am tired of hearing people complain and condemn all of MVAA for the actions of one individual. I suspect that the people with all of the answers have no clue what a volunteer board actually does. We (the baseball and softball boards of MVAA) have overcome a tremendous obstacle over the past two weeks and our grand opening this past weekend was nothing short of first class. Oddly enough, no news stories were recorded or printed related to the fact that we have moved on and our kids are enjoying a terrific ball season in a brand new park. I have grown truly tired of the negative news cycle. Either pick up a shovel and help us dig out - or stay the heck out of our way. We will be just fine either way.

My son a senior at Mtn Vieew ask me sis I think this person was stealing months ago becuase the family had started dressing different, going places and participating in activities that they never had. My husband & I who are gainfully emplyed said more than likely because 2 + 2 was not equaling 4. I've been knowing this family for atleast 8 years. It is a shame but most of all I hate it for thier children. This stealing has broken up a family. Sad.

Well said Ball Coach!!!!!