COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Circleville man has been charged with using a forged youth sports sponsorship form to bilk residents of Fairfield County.
The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kelly Neal, 40, Tuesday night and charged him with one count of forgery, a felony punishable by up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine, Sheriff Dave Phalen said.
Detectives in Phalen’s office have been investigating reports from businesses and residents who say Neal has solicited for donations from them on behalf of a traveling baseball team, Phalen said.
Phalen says the investigation determined that Neal was in fact using a forged Bloom Carroll Youth Athletics sponsorship form which he used to collect donations for the Fairfield County Bulldogs traveling baseball teams “without their knowledge and permission.”
Authorities would like to hear from anyone that has donated to Neal on behalf of Bloom Carroll Athletics or Fairfield County Bulldogs. They can contact Det. Jim Nicolia at the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 740-652-7338