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Youth Football Coach Accused of Taking $15K from Kids, Looking Like Jabba the Hut

Bob Reno — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:32:09 +0000

Separated at Birth? That's former youth football league president Eric Mason on the left.

Eric Mason, former president of the Okolona Titans Youth Football League in Louisville now faces felony charges of embezzlement after a local TV station uncovered evidence that nearly $15,000 was missing from the league’s coffers. According to the story at WAVE 3, the alleged criminal activity first came to light during a segment of their “Troubleshooter Department” when parents came forward to ask what happened to all the money they had put in to support the league.

According to the WAVE investigation, Mason allegedly forged a document to get control of the league’s bank account then took out hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars at a time and kept no records of what he spent it on. In the end though, the league’s debit card provided a paper trail that showed he used the kid’s money to pay cell phone bills, stop at gas stations, go shopping, and–wait for it–go out to eat. Probably A LOT from the mug shot above which also shows he bears a striking resemblance to Jabba the Hut for Star Wars fame. Coincidence?

We were unable to substantiate claims that Mason also had girls in metal bikini’s around him at all times and frequently blubbered “Bring me Solo and the Wookie” but we’ll report on that anyway.

Eventually the local cops got around to investigating the case themselves and after several months issued a warrant for Mason’s arrest. If convicted, Mason could face years of jail time or could chose instead to be encased in Carbonite and put on display in the league office.

UPDATE: When WAVE TV viewers found out that the Okolona Titans Youth Football League didn’t have enough money in their account at the end of the last season to host their annual pizza party, they pitched in and threw one for the kids and also took their player pictures.

Catholic HS Cheerleading Squad Manager Accused of Embezzling 18K From Girls

Bob Reno — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:42:29 +0000

It’s been a while since we had a youth sports embezzler on our site. This time it’s the manager for the cheerleading squad at St. Pius High School (NM) who was somehow able to slide $18,000 into her business account before anyone noticed. The real question isn’t how D’Andrea Davis got away with it over the past 10 years (account friends of mine say that oversight of these mini-nonprofit groups is zero) but how parents could fork over that much dough and not have any idea of how it was spend or what they were getting for their money.

Source – KOB

World Anti-Doping Agency: Mexican Soccer Players Tested Positive for Steroids Because of “Tainted Meat”

Bob Reno — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:46:59 +0000

Add “tainted meat” to the list of acceptable excuses for testing positive for steroids. And, it’s even easier to claim that if you come from a country where the government sucks at preventing drugs from being given to the cattle by ranchers . . . like in Mexico. The WADA says it believes the under-17 players on Mexico’s national team (which beat the US by a score of 4-2 last year) that they were the victims of poor government regulations.

NBA Lockout Update: Won’t Anyone Think of the Oddsmakers?

Bob Reno — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:46:11 +0000

Right now, NBA Commissioner David Stern is only cancelling pre-season games. Who cares, right? To borrow a phrase from former star Allen Iverson, “We’re talking about practice, man. I mean, how silly is that? We’re talking about practice!” But soon, we will be talking about cancelling regular season games (currently scheduled to start on November 1) which could result in a shortened season.

Big deal, you say? The NBA seasons is already too long? That maybe true, but you forget about the impact on one important group.

And no, we don’t mean pro basketball groupiess, although those poor girls will have to find new jocks in other sports (indoor soccer anyone?) to pursue during the lockout. No, we’re talking about the guys who make the odds for NBA games in Las Vegas . . . and wherever sports betting is legal. No games, no reason to calculate the odds. No reason to calculate the odds, no reason to pay someone to sit there all day . . . unless you’re taking bets on when the NBA season will start and then they can calculate the odds of when the season will start. Other than that, it’s over. Damn it, someone is going to laid off because of this! Some poor guy (or gal) who used to sit in a back room, looking over player and team stats and coming up with insanely tantalizing odds that somehow always seem to let the house win. Now that’s a skill.

The strike could also impact oddsmakers in other ways, as gambler cash moves over into other sports like hockey, football, and women’s beach volleyball. It will throw an entire little world into chaos . . . for what? In the end, the owners will make money, the players will make money and your favorite team will once again tank so early in the season you’ll actually look forward to the WNBA season to start.

And yet, in a few days, without a new NBA contract, games will be cancelled and at some point the jobs of the little people will be lost. And then, you’re going to have to start learning how to handicap European soccer games to have something to bet on.

Is that what you really want?

DeadSpin: Yankee GM Brian Cashman Allegedly Involved in Extra-Marital Affair During 2009 Spring Training

Bob Reno — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:23:19 +0000

The guys over at DeadSpin are at it again: last year they broke the Brett Favre penis phone picture story. This year it looks like they are topping themselves by making the claim that Yankee GM Brian Cashman was followed down to Spring Training in 2009 by a private investigator hired by the jealous husband of a woman he–allegedly–was having an affair with. And, once again they’ve got PICTURES!

This won’t be distracting for the team, will it?

As Many as 24 #FresnoState Football Players Implicated in #Welfare Fraud Case

Bob Reno — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:31:49 +0000

Well, I guess that shows you the difference between Fresno and Miami. In Miami, the football players at The U received cash and hookers. In Fresno they allegedly got free food stamps.

Yeah, that sounds about right. On the plus side, because so many players are involved that will launch Fresno State into the top ten of our Disgusting Dozen college football rankings.

N. Korea Women Banned from 2015 World Cup #Soccer for Illegal Doping with . . . Deer Gland?

Bob Reno — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:18:59 +0000

You really don’t need much more than that headline, do you? On the other hand, the North Korean soccer officials do get first prize for the most original excuse for getting caught juicing: They claim they were treating the five now banned players with “traditional therapy” after they were “struck by lightning at a pre-tournament training camp.”

#Miami Internal Investigation: 8 Football Players, Including QB #JacoryHarris Believed to Have Committed #NCAA Violations

Bob Reno — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:44:01 +0000

Sources are saying those eight players have been declared ineligible, but could still play for the Hurricanes this season. How? The NCAA can start the reinstatement process almost immediately (think how fast they moved on Auburn’s Cam Newton last season) … Continue reading →

South #Florida Cops Use Armored Car to Combat Rampant Gambling at . . . Youth #Football Games?

Bob Reno — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:35:20 +0000

First off: you need an armored truck to do surveillance? What is this, Afghanistan? And second, are people so bored in South Florida that they have nothing else to gamble on but youth football involving kids as young as 5?

Apparently,the answer to both questions is sadly, YES.

Submitted by Jay Knapp WV

SI Column: Fix “Miami” Problem by Putting Compliance Officers Under NCAA Control

Bob Reno — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:20:38 +0000

Right now, each university has an NCAA regs compliance officer that reports to the school. You can sorta see why they might have a conflict of interest if they find something bad is going on. But what if those compliance officers actually worked for the NCAA? That’s the recommendation of Josh Luchs, a former agent who admitted paying college players.

And while we’re at it, a suggestion we came up with years ago: sports agents have to obtain a federal license (not a state one) to operate. You get caught doing something shady and the Feds pull your license and you’re out of business.