Written Thursday July 9th at 8:00 PM
Updated Information Sunday July 12th at 2:05 PM
Cheerleading in itself does make a lot of money with tournaments, fundraisers, and hard work.
On Thursday according to WDIV in Detroit, however one coach stole money from her team and the sad part of it was she was the Coach of the Year in the district.
Farmington High School coach Kandace Hernandez, 25 from Westland was arraigned on one count of larceny for stealing more than $9.000 for her own personal gain.
Police said that she used the money to pay bills, plane tickets to Florida, and so much more. She was in court on Friday and admitted to doing this in June during an interview with the Farmington Public Safety unit according to the Detroit Free Press.
According to the same newspaper, there was suspicion when a fundraising company hired by the Farmington cheerleading boosters contacted Falcons Athletic Director Mary Sheltron because a check wasn't cashed due to insufficient funds. This lead to an investigation where it was said that Hernandez took information from the booster's president and vice president to add them to the account but didn't do it. She closed the account on May 19th, the day the investigation started.
The case was adjourned to July 22nd at 1:30 PM on a request that the defense get more time to examine the case according to WXYZ in Detroit.
Hernandez used to be the team's Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Middle School cheerleading coach but she no longer holds those positions now.
The Falcons went to the regional at Holly after taking fourth in the districts at Warren Woods Tower last season.
The cheerleaders thought the money they raised would go towards getting new mats and new uniforms but it did not.
Sheltron will be looking for a new cheerleading coach for next season. They do have a Car Wash fundraiser coming up and are hoping to raise $5,000.
We'll keep an eye on the court case on OAA Now and what happens to the Falcons cheerleading program.
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