Southern Univ band director pleads guilty to theft

Follow up to something talked about on here last year. This guy and his lawyer had all kinds of reasons and excuses when the story broke back then but turns out it was just good old fashioned theft. I know a guy who is on the board of a Krewe this dude tried to extort. He hit them up right before parade day for an “expenses check” and asked them to write it to him personally. They refused. What an idiot that he thought it wouldn’t come out.

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A former Southern University marching band director pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge that accused him of misappropriating school money. Nathan Haymer, whose duties as director of the "Human Jukebox" included making purchases and paying expenses during the band's many trips across Louisiana and the country, was charged in June with federal program theft of more than $30,000.

"At this time we will reserve comment," said his attorney, Karl Bernard. Haymer, 42, was accused of submitting false documents, like forged invoices, on more than a dozen occasions between November 2016 and March 2018. Haymer, who became the marching band's director in November 2014, is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 28. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor said in a report last year that Haymer used an unauthorized third party to collect public funds and kept about $293,000 in possible violation of state and federal laws.

The review stated, for example, that Haymer received $43,900 in payments from Mardi Gras krewes for Southern band performances during parades and other events from February 2015 to February 2018.

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