The Debrecen District Court sentenced the president of the sports association who embezzled the organization’s money to significant imprisonment for continuing embezzlement, the spokesman for the Debrecen Tribunal told MTI.
According to the announcement of Dénes Dobó, the court suspended the prison sentence imposed on N. Zs., who had spent money on gambling, internet shopping and private expenses instead of football, for five years, and also ordered the confiscation of more than 30 million forints.
According to the facts, by a final order of April 2014, the court registered the accused as the president of the Ebesi Municipal Public Benefit Sports Association. The aim of the association was to support football and educate the youth.
The assets of the association came from membership fees, donations via sponsorship from legal and private individuals, as well as sponsorship fees and application funds, among others. According to the statutes of the association, the duties of the president included the organization of financial management, the preparation of the budget proposal and the preparation of the budget report.
The association was able to manage its revenues independently. At one of the savings co-operatives, the Ebes Sports Association also had four bank accounts, which could be managed jointly by the president and vice president.
Between 10 April 2014 and 20 January 2016, the accused was able to manage a total of HUF 55 million; according to the prosecutor’s office, he could not account for HUF 35 million because he had stolen it. On the other hand, the court found that the man had already committed a criminal offense by transferring the money unauthorized, noting that it could not be established beyond a reasonable doubt that the difference between the two amounts had been embezzled by the accused.
Judge Sal Ildikó said when justifying Tuesday’s verdict that the accused did not have the right to transfer the association’s money to his own bank account, nor was the association authorized to do so. This in itself realizes the fact of embezzlement. Based on the testimony of the seconded accountant and the witnesses, it was established that he spent about 25 million forints on the operation of the association, but he also did so irregularly.
Accounting in 2014, although incomplete, was available, but in 2015 and 2016 it was completely absent. The judge said the accused took advantage of the situation that the transfer of tao money took place despite the fact that, despite the summons, he had not even accounted for the previous year’s support.
The verdict was not final, and the prosecution and the accused and his counsel also asked for three days to reflect on the case.
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