ADJeffrey Kern faces five counts of embezzlement, and Berkeley Kern faces two counts. They were using the embezzled money to pay for “personal/entertainment items,” Colin Whittington, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said in an email. William Fitzpatrick, a lawyer for Berkeley Kern, did not return a call and email. In an email, Andy Vera — who founded the soccer club in 2002 — said Jeffrey Kern had left the group in December 2018. In Loudoun, the club started with roughly 20 members and has grown to over 800 in 2018, according to its website.

Source: Washington Post December 26, 2019 18:02 UTC