SHAWANO, WI- Former Shawano Music Booster Treasurer Aleta Young was sentenced for stealing money from the club’s account.
48-year-old Aleta Young was sentenced to five months in county jail and must report by March 20th. During that time she will have Huber privileges as she was also ordered to pay restitution. A total of $9,069.76 dollars was paid in restitution prior to sentencing, but additional fees and fines were added on Friday. Young will also serve 100 hours of community service and Langlade County Judge John Rhode went with probation instead of prison time. Young will be on probation for 3 years, must go through financial counseling, and have no contact with Shawano Community High School or the Shawano High School Music Boosters as part of the probation.
“I can only say that I was in survival mode and I did not ask for help and I did not handle it the right way, and it does not mean that I am not a good catholic, it means that I made some horrible choices,” Young said in court.
Young was the principal at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Shawano at the time and that was brought up in court by Music Booster President Sondra Guetschow.”I had to report you, a principal at a catholic school. I thought there was no way a catholic school principal would steal money from not just the music boosters, but literally take the money right out of the hands of talented high school students,” she said.
Shawano Music teacher Jill Sousek said that 18 transactions and deceitful actions were not just a mistake. ”
The investigation began in April of 2019, but it was found that the money was being stolen between December of 2016 through December of 2018 for her own personal use. “That money was given in good faith from business owners, community members, parents, and proud patrons who supported the Shawano Music program and it affected the music students who benefit from that money.
Sousek told the court that Young tried to drag her into the mess when she disguised a check that she wrote to her son by ripping out the carbon copy and writing Jill Sousek in the ledger showing that the check was written to her. “I am not sure that if you know, but I am married to a banker and it does not matter what’s written in the ledger. You could have written Jesus Christ himself in that ledger, and it would not matter. What matters is who signs the check and that was Alex Young.”
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