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Saanich soccer club missing $250K Kyle Slavin News staff
A long-running Saanich soccer club is looking for answers – and a lot of missing money – after determining upwards of $250,000 is missing. Andrew Wynn-Williams, an executive member with the Gorge Soccer Association, says the organization’s executive committee last week initiated a forensic audit of its finances after finding out earlier this month their bank account was empty.
“Very shortly after the complaint was so we said, ‘Let’s get on top of this, let’s received it was determined the individual tighten it up,’” Wynn-Williams said. Marra, 55, died suddenly on Feb. 7, of interest was no longer alive,” said Sgt. Steve Eassie. “(The before the records soccer association were turned over. Van“Although the bank accounts was) advised that couver Island Regional the matter appeared Coroner Matt Brown were empty, we do have revenue to be civil in nature says his office is still investigating the cause from registrations for next year, so and that they would have to seek a remedy and manner of death. the club’s future isn’t in danger.” through civil means.” It wasn’t until the – Andrew Wynn-Williams Wynn-Williams says executive committee that while the club’s subsequently had the bank transfer signing authority to someone investigation is ongoing, it’s already lookelse that the extent of the soccer club’s ing ahead at the future of the Gorge Soccer Association. financial problems came to light. The executive immediately contacted the Saanich Police Department, which briefly PLEASE SEE: looked into the matter. Future not in danger, club says, Page A18
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“That was not what we were expecting to see,” he said. “We were expecting $35,000. A lot of that was earmarked for debt repayment and some upkeep to our buildings.” A further look at bank records determined the organization can’t find up to a quarter million dollars from the last five years. Until January, longtime president Terry Marra had been the only person in the organization dealing with finances for the previous three years. When the executive committee learned that creditors weren’t being paid on time, they appointed a new treasurer and asked Marra to turn over all financial records. “It was one of those thing where we felt that we wanted to keep better track of where our money was. It’s not like the creditors were owed enormous sums of money,
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