The head baseball coach at Walker High School, Nicholas Scelfo has been arrested for allegedly submitting false invoices of almost $30,000 to the school for reimbursement of equipment he never purchased. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said they were contacted after school officials conducted an equipment inventory.
“We hate these types of incidents, but at the end of the day, we all have a job to do and it’s very disappointing,” said Ard.
When the school discovered no equipment they reviewed the reimbursement invoices, and contacted vendors associated with the orders. They found the orders did not exist. Ard said they are still investigating the incident.
“So there still some other items there, the costs may go up a little more but as of right now we’re pretty sure we’ve got the majority of it,” said Ard.
Ard said the arrest for felony theft over $25,000 comes as quite a shock to the community.
“You have a lot of people that look up to you when you’re in certain positions and it’s detrimental to these kids. This is going to be so devastating, and I hate it for them,” said Ard.
