Brighton Twp. Women Charged with Stealing from Soccer Organization

(Pittsburgh,Pa.) Jenessa Tolejko a former Treasurer of the Brighton Twp.-Beaver Soccer Association is being charged in Federal Court with stealing from the organization over a three-year period to pay for cruises, airline tickets and other personal expenses.

According to the information filed on Monday, Tolejko was the treasurer of the soccer association with control over its finances, including a debit-card account at Citizens Bank.

The release said that from Feb. 5, 2016, through May 30, 2018, Tolejko deposited approximately $180,000 in dues and other soccer-related funds into the group’s bank account and then used “a share of the funds” to pay for travel from Allure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean and American Airlines. In addition, she made purchases from Amazon and LuLuRoe and paid household bills.

The release didn’t state how much money she took.

Federal prosecutors said that Tolejko transferred funds from the soccer association’s registration account to personal accounts belonging to her or her husband, combining it with his wages and other income, from May 30, 2018, to Aug. 16, 2019.

This isn’t the first time that Tolejko has been in trouble with the law. In August of 2019 she was charged with  theft by deception and three counts each of forgery and access device fraud for an incident where she was fostering two litters of puppies and was accused of not passing on $3,255 in adoption fees Cross Your Paws Rescue in Jeannette.  At that time her attorney told a local TV station that it was a misunderstanding and there was no criminal conduct.