Ohio athletic booster treasurer jailed for embezzling $40,000

WELLSTON, Ohio (WCMH) — A Jackson County woman has been sentenced to two years in prison after a jury convicted her of stealing more than $40,000 from an athletic booster club.

According to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the former treasurer of a Wellston City Schools booster club was sentenced to 24 months in prison after being found guilty for stealing from the organization. Lisa Frisby, 46, was convicted of grand theft and telecommunications fraud during a six-day trial in September.

In addition to the prison sentence, a Jackson County Court of Common Pleas judge ordered Frisby to pay $40,200 in restitution to the Golden Rocket Athletic Boosters, the successor organization of the Big W Football Boosters.

The investigation, headed by the attorney general’s charitable law section, found that Frisby embezzled the money for personal use during her five years while serving as treasurer.

Frisby, who had full control of the organization’s accounts, concealed her theft until the club’s vice president grew suspicious and obtained bank statements, which did not match the account balances reported by Frisby.

At Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, Frisby repaid the boosters club with a check.