MERCER COUNTY, Pa. — A Mercer County man is facing several charges, accused of stealing roughly $500,000 from the two organizations he was at one time tasked with running.
According to the criminal complaint, Robert States stole from the Shenango Valley YMCA while serving as CEO from 2019 to 2022. Investigators allege he further took thousands of dollars from the Hermitage Little League Association while serving as the president from 2019 to 2021.
The complaint says that the majority of thefts occurred through fraudulent credit card transactions and checks. At the YMCA, he is accused of further stealing money that was designated for scholarships meant to benefit underprivileged youth.
A statement from States’ defense attorney, Casey White, reads “my client and I were aware of the lengthy investigation that concluded with today’s charges. Now that we have some specificity to the allegations, we will now work together with law enforcement to make sure that all organizations will be made whole again.”
Hermitage Little League sent Channel 11 the following statement:
“The Hermitage Little League Board of Directors received financial records several months after Mr. States was replaced as president of the Hermitage Little League. The board discovered discrepancies with those financial records and asked Mr. States to explain. The board was concerned about the discrepancies we discovered and Mr. States(’) explanations. The information was turned over to the appropriate authorities, who have been handling the matter ever since. Our board has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the authorities who have been investigating and now are prosecuting, Mr. States.”
States was arraigned on Tuesday and is due back in court next week.
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