A former Catawba College coach gambled away about $200,000 online, then reported to authorities that someone made fraudulent withdrawals from his bank account, according to federal court documents.
But investigators quickly caught on after John Kenneth Duncan II requested an investigation into the missing money. According to court papers, Duncan filed affidavits with Wachovia, Citadel Commerce Corporation of British Columbia and Citibank of Hagerstown, Md., saying the money had been taken through a series of Paypal debits which had been charged to his account.
Those banks, in turn, deposited the lost funds into his accounts, the documents say.
PayPal is an online service that lets any business or consumer with an e-mail address send and receive payments online, according to its Web site.
Duncan pleaded guilty to making a false statement to Wachovia bank in federal court, and on Tuesday U.S. District Court Judge James A. Beaty Jr. sentenced him to five months in prison.
****** Inspector Dan Brubaker and Secret Service Special Agent Jim Motley investigated the case.
Duncan confessed to the crime when confronted with the evidence against him. He also admitted to using his computer at Catawba College to gamble. As part of his plea agreement, Duncan also must pay restitution of $94,950 to the three financial institutions.
Duncan resigned as head coach of Catawba's women's basketball team in June. Neither Duncan nor his attorney, Donald K. Tisdale, returned phone calls Wednesday.
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But investigators quickly caught on after John Kenneth Duncan II requested an investigation into the missing money. According to court papers, Duncan filed affidavits with Wachovia, Citadel Commerce Corporation of British Columbia and Citibank of Hagerstown, Md., saying the money had been taken through a series of Paypal debits which had been charged to his account.
Those banks, in turn, deposited the lost funds into his accounts, the documents say.
PayPal is an online service that lets any business or consumer with an e-mail address send and receive payments online, according to its Web site.
Duncan pleaded guilty to making a false statement to Wachovia bank in federal court, and on Tuesday U.S. District Court Judge James A. Beaty Jr. sentenced him to five months in prison.
****** Inspector Dan Brubaker and Secret Service Special Agent Jim Motley investigated the case.
Duncan confessed to the crime when confronted with the evidence against him. He also admitted to using his computer at Catawba College to gamble. As part of his plea agreement, Duncan also must pay restitution of $94,950 to the three financial institutions.
Duncan resigned as head coach of Catawba's women's basketball team in June. Neither Duncan nor his attorney, Donald K. Tisdale, returned phone calls Wednesday.
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