Battlefield Athletic Booster Club reports missing funds; club’s president charged with embezzlement

Arrests
Felony Embezzlement – On January 22, 2020, detectives with the Prince William County Police Department’s Property Crimes Bureau began an investigation involving funds reported missing by the Battlefield High School Athletic Booster’s Club (ABC), according to MPO Renee Carr, police department representative.

Carr reported that the investigation revealed that the president of the ABC, identified as the accused, received funds which were to be used for sports camps held in the summer of 2019. Detectives learned that between May and November 2019, the accused fraudulently embezzled over $7,000 from the ABC and then used that money for personal gain.

On May 25, 2020, following the investigation, detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of the accused, identified as Matthew M. JONES, who turned himself in to police that same day, Carr said.

Arrested on May 25:
Matthew M. JONES, 44, of 5876 Waterloo Bridge Cl. in Haymarket
Charged with felony embezzlement
Court Date: September 2, 2020 | Bond: Unavailable