The former CEO of the YMCA in Hermitage has pled guilty to stealing money from the organization.

Mercer County District Attorney Peter Acker tells 21 News 42-year-old Robert States pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of theft. He is scheduled to be sentenced February 27.

The charge stems from a scheme in which States spent almost $100,000 worth of YMCA revenue in unauthorized transactions accumulated through two separate YMCA business credit cards.

Those credit cards were used to purchase commodities like food, diapers, eyewear and other household items from Walmart, as well as various gift cards, auto repairs, meals from local restaurants and much more.

Additionally, States would charge large amounts of cash to the YMCA to the two cards and deposit the funds into the YMCA bank account when funds were depleted and payroll had to be met.

In addition to the YMCA, States also defrauded the Hermitage Little League Association by writing the association fraudulent checks using YMCA funds in an attempt to reimburse the revenue he had stolen.

In all, States had stolen $500,000 from the YMCA and the Hermitage Little League Association.  

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