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Preliminary inquiry ordered for woman accused of bilking youth football team

The Comox Valley woman who is charged with theft and fraud over $5,000 for stealing more than $100,000 from a youth football club will make her next appearance in court Sept. 19 for a preliminary inquiry.

The Comox Valley woman who is charged with theft and fraud over $5,000 for stealing more than $100,000 from a youth football club will make her next appearance in court Sept. 19 for a preliminary inquiry.Gloria May Rickson, who faces two global counts for more than 60 charges, was the accounts secretary for Mark Isfeld Secondary School and secretary-treasurer for CUPE Local 439, according to websites for both organizations. Defence lawyer Eric Chesterley told the court Thursday he estimates the preliminary hearing should take about two-and-a-half hours.According to Comox Valley RCMP, they received a public complaint in June 2010 that Rickson, acting as treasurer for the Comox Valley Raiders Youth Football Club, repeatedly misappropriated funds from the organization between June 2005 and February 2009 for personal benefit. The theft was discovered in early 2009 when the club's new president insisted on a complete accounting of the organization's records due to their concerns over finances.photos@comoxvalleyrecord.com



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