April 11, 2018- Commonwealth v. Julie Ann Rupp:  Dauphin County detectives today charged, Julie Ann Rupp with the theft of over $38,000 in funds from the Lykens Little Tigers youth football organization (LLT).  Rupp was the treasurer of the LLT from September 2014 through 2018.  Over the course of her term as treasurer, Rupp would fail to make full deposits of the money the organization raised through association fees and fundraisers.

In January 2018, Richard Kerwin was appointed to the Board as President of the Lykens Little Tigers.  At approximately the same time, Board members began receiving information that several invoices previously billed to LLT were still outstanding from 2015 and 2016.  Kerwin and other Board members attempted several times to have their names added to the Mid Penn Bank account, but Rupp continually failed to show up for appointments that were established for that purpose.  Kerwin was able to gain access to the LLT bank account at the beginning of March 2018 and found that the account balance was $15.36.  A review of the account shows that Rupp was not making all deposits of LLT funds she collected in her capacity as Treasurer.  Many deposits were short money and many deposits were missing completely.  The account also shows that Rupp used her LLT debit card to make purchases for her own personal benefit, including paying her own personal Allstate, Verizon and PPL bills with LLT funds.  Rupp also used the LLT debit card to purchase apparel for the Upper Dauphin Wrestling Mat Club. 

In 2014, during the portion of the year Rupp was treasure, the expected income for the LLT was $28,477.63, while actual deposits made by Rupp totaled $24,616.00; a shortage of $3,861.63.  In 2015, the expected income for the LLT was $29,782.47, while actual deposits made by Rupp totaled $18,315.17; a shortage of $11,467.30. In addition to deposits not made, Rupp also used the LLT debit card to make $1,904.47 worth of purchases for her own benefit.  In 2016, the expected income for the LLT was $30,181.83, while actual deposits made by Rupp totaled $19,842.68; a shortage of $10,339.15. In addition to deposits not made, Rupp also used the LLT debit card to make $4,170.58 worth of purchases for her own benefit and made one cash withdrawal of $1,000.00 from the LLT account that was not for the use of the LLT.  In 2017, the expected income for the LLT was $35,264.80, while actual deposits made by Rupp totaled $30,709.30; a shortage of $4,555.50. In addition to deposits not made, Rupp also used the LLT debit card to make a purchase of $89.29 to her own benefit and made four cash withdrawals totaling $1,050.00 from the LLT account that were not for the use of the LLT.  There were no thefts identified from the LLT bank account during 2018.

On April 6, 2018, Dauphin County Detective Roxanne Snider interviewed Rupp and she indicated that she was the sole person responsible for making LLT deposits into the LLT bank account. Rupp admitted to falsifying her Treasurer reports to make it look like the LLT bank account had more money in it than it actually did. Rupp also admitted to not depositing all LLT funds into the LLT bank account and retaining LLT funds for her own use. Rupp also said she used the LLT debit card for her own benefit on multiple occasions.  In total, during her tenure as the LLT Treasurer, Rupp took $38,437.92 of LLT funds for her own benefit.

Note:  The charges filed against Ms. Rupp are accusations and Ms. Rupp is considered innocent unless or until she is convicted in a court of law.