PTA Congress 5-178 Nokomis PTA

Schedule O:

“Immediate past president was responsible for filing the 2023 990, and for all finances during this time period (and for two years prior), and did not file for the 2023 year. She was arrested in June of 2025 on one charge of Grand Larceny 3rd Degree, following the discovery of improper use of PTA funds and approximately eight months of investigation. Her next court appearance is scheduled for October 24th, 2025. New officers were elected in May of 2024, and took over beginning July of 2024, however we were not given access to the bank account until October of 2024. Upon taking over the bank account and requesting statements, unauthorized transactions were noticed and a police report was filed immediately. No financial records were turned over by the past president, and the new board was informed that such records do not exist. A series of safeguards were implemented immediately to prevent future issues. During the investigative phase, the current officers were not cleared by the authorities to file any financial documents. Clearance was given after the arrest by the Suffolk County Sheriffs Department, and after we spoke with an outside tax attorney. Previous 990s were filed by the prior president as 990N, and unable to be used as reference as they do not contain the needed information. As we do not have records to reference in our possession, we are unable to provide detailed accounts of fundraising events during this time period. The bank statement details many unauthorized transactions which were not for PTA use-for the sake of this filing, they are listed under other expenses Confirmed other expenses for this time frame total $7,760.19. These expenses include membership incentives, student awards, dues owed to our local council and National PTA, refunds for cancelled event, agendas/supplies for students, student t-shirts, etc... The remaining difference (in excess of $40,000) cannot be confirmed as legitimate expenses, and includes unauthorized cash withdrawals and transactions.?”