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Former SCAA Chief Operating Officer Sentenced
Saturday, October 24th, 2009Scott Welker, former Chief Operating Officer of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), received his sentence in U.S. Federal Court last Monday; he was charged with embezzling nearly half a million dollars. According to the SCAA’s blog, “Welker’s sentence includes a 33 month jail term to begin in January, 2010, three years of probation following release from custody, and a restitution order of payment to SCAA of $467,665.73.”
It’s hard to believe someone could make off with that much money, but obviously it does happen. They discovered the “accounting irregularities” right after Welker resigned from the SCAA in August 2005. It may have taken a while, but I’m sure this is a huge relief to the SCAA.
Source:
- Read the full SCAA blog entry, “Justice prevails-SCAA finally gets closure“
