Parents of Little League softball players in Mustang, Okla., have come forward with allegations that coaches of the Fastball Assassins were embezzling money from the team.
According to News 4, the coaches have not been identified, as no charges have been filed, but our it has been confirmed the individuals are married.
Court records show one of the coaches is in debt to loan companies in recent years, but those have since been resolved and paid in full.
The City of Mustang works with its Youth Sports Division to conduct background checks on all adults who volunteer to coach Little League teams. However, they do not have any control over how teams operate, conduct practices or manage finances.
Parents of kids on the team allege that money collected from fundraisers was withdrawn from ATMs and spent on personal expenses, including, but not limited to, city municipal charges and orders from fast food restaurants.
Kelsey Duhe’s daughter used to play for the Fastball Assassins, and Duhe served as the assistant coach, overseeing team income made through fundraisers collected via CashApp and Venmo.
Duhe eventually left the team, saying she was uncomfortable with how finances were being managed.
“I just started to feel really uncomfortable with not really knowing where the money was going because we weren’t seeing any, any product or supplies or anything coming in,” she said.
While Duhe is no longer with the team, her email is still tied to the team's CashApp and Venmo accounts. She's since seen charges unrelated to Little League activities on those accounts.
“There were transactions coming out for Netflix and for Paramount Plus and Girl Scout Cookies and DoorDash and municipal charges,” she told News 4.
Multiple parents have now reached out to the Mustang Police Department, the Oklahoma City Police Department and the Midwest City Police Department.
