Former president of Alameda youth swim team charged with embezzling funds [Video]

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price pressed charges against a woman accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a non-profit youth sports organization. 

45-year-old Sarah Lynn New, the former president for the parents board of the Alameda Gators Swim Team, was charged with three felony counts of embezzlement. 

“Ms. New was a trusted fiduciary as the president of the team and had obviously access and responsibility for being a fiduciary and managing the funds that were entrusted to her,” said DA Price.

Alameda Police said $51,440 was reported stolen. They are still investigating how the money, if any, has been used.

Investigators said she withdrew multiple times during her tenure as president, which began in September 2023. The complaint with the DA said on April 1, April 17, and April 18, 2024, New withdrew thousands of dollars from the team’s bank account at once. 

A parent dropping off her son at practice was sad …