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"The former treasurer for the Springboro Athletic Boosters Association has admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization.Thomas Harves pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to one count of aggravated theft in the case.Police began investigating the case June 6 after a board member reported some possible accounting errors.Investigators said the 61-year-old Harves cashed more than 300 unauthorized checks from the organization's account, stealing nearly $400,000 between 2004 and 2012.Authorities said Harves occasionally made payments to the boosters totaling more than $280,000, including a lump-sum payment of nearly $144,000 after he was confronted by other board members.His attorney said Harves didn't have a gambling problem or any large debts that he used the stolen money to cover.\"I don't know if there's a reason other than temptation of having that money available,\" said defense attorney Charlie Rittgers.Prosecutors said Harves had been involved with the organization for more than two decades.No evidence was found to link other board members or anyone else to the plot to embezzle money from the group.Club officials said the association has instituted more stringent controls to prevent similar incidents."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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