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TexasTowelie

(117,357 posts) Mon Feb 20, 2017, 04:13 PM Feb 2017

Trinity Christian coach accused of embezzling more than $300,000

FAYETTEVILLE -- The basketball coach and athletic director at Trinity Christian School was arrested Monday on charges that he embezzled more than $300,000 from the religious organization.

Heath Curtis Vandevender, 48, of the 900 block of Westland Ridge Road, is accused of embezzling and converting to his own use state withholding taxes totaling $388,422 while he was vice president at Truth Outreach Center from 2008 to 2015, according to a news release by the N.C. Department of Revenue.

The center also is known as Trinity Community Services in Fayetteville.

Vandevender has been the varsity boys' basketball coach and athletic director at Trinity Christian, which is part of the organization.

Read more: http://www.fayobserver.com/news/crime_courts/trinity-christian-coach-accused-of-embezzling-more-than/article_c75b83cc-3cd1-59fb-a002-bd240e46858c.html

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Trinity Christian coach accused of embezzling more than $300,000 (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2017 OP

As far as I am concerned, that's $300k less that church TheDebbieDee Feb 2017 #1

NC payroll tax withheld from employees unc70 Feb 2017 #2

Oh, well that's out-n-out theft from us ALL! TheDebbieDee Feb 2017 #3

Despicable. Thanks for the post Texas Towelie. ♡ littlemissmartypants Feb 2017 #4

You're welcome. TexasTowelie Feb 2017 #5

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

1. As far as I am concerned, that's $300k less that church

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 04:31 PM

Feb 2017

Will have to spend spreading hate...

unc70

(6,329 posts)

2. NC payroll tax withheld from employees

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 04:53 PM

Feb 2017

It sounds like this is money owed to the State of NC for income taxes withheld from employees. Not money from the church.

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

3. Oh, well that's out-n-out theft from us ALL!

Reply to unc70 (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 06:05 PM

Feb 2017

The employees will still get credit for the w/h tax that was withheld from their pay, but guess who will have to make up this shortage until/unless the IRS can collect the embezzled funds? You've got it! All the rest of us!

littlemissmartypants

(25,817 posts)

4. Despicable. Thanks for the post Texas Towelie. ♡

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 11:23 PM

Feb 2017

TexasTowelie

(117,357 posts)

5. You're welcome.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 11:35 PM

Feb 2017

I guess that the coach missed out on the 7th Commandment.

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