A Coralville woman has been charged with stealing nearly $30,000 from a youth softball association while she worked as the organization’s treasurer.
Laura Margaret Mangrich, 41, is charged with first-degree fraudulent practice, first-degree theft and unauthorized use of credit card.
Mangrich was the treasurer for the Iowa City Girls Softball Association between January 2020 and January 2024. Between May 19, 2020 and Oct. 30, 2023, she stole $29,569.34 from the association, according to a criminal complaint.
She withdrew $25,410.25 from the association’s bank account in cash, made $1,422.05 worth of unauthorized purchases on the association’s debit card and wrote $2,737.04 in unauthorized checks, according to the criminal complaint. She also falsified an end-of-year report in 2022 to hide her thefts, it states.
According to 2020 public tax forms filed by the nonprofit, the association’s net assets at the end of the year were $54,194. Mangrich’s position and other board member positions were unpaid.
Mangrich was arrested Monday and released from jail for pretrial supervision after having her first appearance in court.
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Laura Margaret Mangrich, 41, is charged with first-degree fraudulent practice, first-degree theft and unauthorized use of credit card.
Mangrich was the treasurer for the Iowa City Girls Softball Association between January 2020 and January 2024. Between May 19, 2020 and Oct. 30, 2023, she stole $29,569.34 from the association, according to a criminal complaint.
She withdrew $25,410.25 from the association’s bank account in cash, made $1,422.05 worth of unauthorized purchases on the association’s debit card and wrote $2,737.04 in unauthorized checks, according to the criminal complaint. She also falsified an end-of-year report in 2022 to hide her thefts, it states.
According to 2020 public tax forms filed by the nonprofit, the association’s net assets at the end of the year were $54,194. Mangrich’s position and other board member positions were unpaid.
Mangrich was arrested Monday and released from jail for pretrial supervision after having her first appearance in court.
Coralville woman charged with stealing thousands from youth softball association
She has been charged with stealing nearly $30,000 from a youth softball association while she worked as the association’s treasurer.
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