Coral Springs (Fla.) High School’s athletic director is the latest to be arrested for taking part in a scheme that diverted more than $11,000 tied to unauthorized gym rentals at Broward County schools, according to court and arrest records filed this week.
As reported by TAPinto Coral Springs, Brandon Wesley, 48, was arrested May 7 by Sunrise Police on felony charges of organized scheme to defraud under $20,000 and grand theft between $10,000 and $20,000, Broward County jail records show.
The case is part of a broader investigation involving multiple high school athletic programs in Broward County, per the reporting of Zahra Huber.
Late last year, Coral Springs High School girls’ basketball coaches Brenton Hankerson and Donald Calloway were also arrested in connection with the alleged gym rental operation.
Blanche Ely High School boys’ basketball coach Henry McNabb, 42, was also arrested on similar allegations tied to unauthorized basketball tournaments held at the Blanche Ely High School gym. The Broward School Board officially terminated McNabb’s employment during its May 5 meeting, Huber reported.
Court records show Broward Schools Police began investigating after receiving a June 2025 report about possible fraudulent activity involving the rental of school facilities. Investigators alleged events were being held at school gyms without going through the district’s official approval and payment system.
"According to the affidavit, Wesley — identified in records as an athletic director and campus security manager — and co-defendants arranged private agreements with outside basketball organizations to rent out a gymnasium outside official district channels," Huber wrote. "The rentals bypassed the district's platform Broward County Public Schools uses to schedule, approve and collect payments for facility rentals."
Per Huber, the unauthorized rentals took place during several basketball events between April and June 2025, including tournaments and gym use on April 6, April 13, May 17-18 and June 1, the report said.
The warrant said the “approximate value of the property obtained” was $11,090.
According to Huber, citing the affidavit, investigators discovered:
- Several Zelle payments allegedly tied to the rentals.
- Wesley received multiple payments for the “use and cleaning” of the basketball gym, including $150 payments connected to April events and payments totaling $200 tied to May events.
- Wesley personally profited about $650 from the transactions, the report said.
- Broward County Public Schools lost approximately $8,900 in potential rental revenue because the facilities were not leased through approved district procedures.
The documents also state investigators believed the arrangements exposed the school district to “severe liability and safety concerns.”
