Orlando coach arrested after misusing student funds

A BASKETBALL HEAD COACH AT A LOCAL ORLANDO ACADEMY WAS ARRESTED AND IS WESH 2 NEWS MELLADO TELLS US HE HAS ALLEGEDLY BILLED PARENTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS PROGRAM AND WAS USING IT FOR GAMING AND ONLYFANS SUBSCRIPTIONS INSTEAD TURNS. It all started as an investigation into unpaid vacation home and hotel stays, but the OSCEOLA County Sheriff’s Office claims it has uncovered a major misuse of funds by Mount Sports Academy head coach Roderick WILMONT. SHERIFF MARCO LOPEZ SAYS WILMONT BOOKED VACATION HOMES AND HOTEL ROOMS IN THE CHAMPIONSGATE AREA FOR ITS PLAYERS BUT DID NOT PAY FOR THE ACCOMMODATION EVEN THEY HAVE STAYED IN THE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MONTHS. He started the deposits first and then, you know, once they’re there, they give them the opportunity to complete the payments. He never did it, something he owed something to. $19,000. AND THEN HE ACTUALLY PLACED SOME OF THE KIDS INTO A LOCAL HOTEL WHERE THEY END UP OWING MONEY THERE. SHERIFF LOPEZ ALSO SAYS THE COMPLAINTS LEAD TO AN INVESTIGATION OF WILMOT’S BANKING RECORDS, WHICH RESULTS THAT THE PLAYERS’ PARENTS SEND HIM THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MONTHLY, QUOTE, FOR TUTORIALS THAT SHOULD INCLUDE THE PLAYERS’ APARTMENT. Instead, records show money was spent on personal vacation plans, gambling and Only Fans subscriptions. That’s pretty sad. You know, because all of this should be to help these kids develop their skills, take them to the next level and show some results in improving their athletic skills. SHERIFF LOPEZ SAYS RECORDS SHOW DEPOSITS FROM PARENTS AROUND THE ENTIRE TOP. UP TO $45,000. There are many exercise programs that you know work. You know, I would just do my due diligence and homework as a parent and make sure your kids get into a program that has a good reputation. RIVNE WILMONT now faces two counts of scheme to defraud and two additional counts of defrauding an OSCEOLA COUNTY innkeeper, MEAGHAN MELLADO WESH. TWO NEWS IN THE SPORTS ACADEMY ABOUT THE ARREST AND T

Orlando coach arrested after allegedly using college funds for gambling and OnlyFans subscriptions

Updated: May 7, 2024, 6:10 p.m. EDT

The head basketball coach at Mont Sports Academy in Orlando, Roderick Wilmont, is facing charges after the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said he received money from his parents that was intended for tuition purposes, his personal vacations, gambling and OnlyFans subscriptions used. “It’s pretty sad, you know, because all of this was intended to help these kids develop their skills and get to the next level and show some results in improving their athletic skills,” said Marco Lopez, sheriff of the Osceola County. Lopez said investigators discovered the misuse of money after Wilmont was accused of booking vacation homes and hotel rooms in the Champions Gate area for his players, but not paying for the full accommodation, even though the players stayed there for months, giving him that Possibility to complete the payments. He never did that. “One, he owed about $19,000, and then they took some of the kids to a local hotel where they ended up having money there too,” Lopez said. Lopez said records show the parents’ deposits totaled $45,000. Now he’s urging parents to double-check who runs the programs they enroll their children in. “There are a lot of sports programs that work. “As a parent, I would do my due diligence and do my homework and make sure your kids get into a program that has a good reputation,” he said. Wilmont now faces two counts of scheme to defraud and two additional counts of defrauding an innkeeper.WESH 2 reached out to Wilmont about the arrest and allegations, but we have not heard back.

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The head basketball coach at Mont Sports Academy in Orlando, Roderick Wilmont, is facing charges after the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said he used money from his parents that was intended for tuition for his personal vacations, gambling and OnlyFans subscriptions .

“It’s pretty sad, you know, because all of this was supposed to be to help these kids develop their skills and get to the next level and show some results in improving their athletic skills,” said Marco Lopez, sheriff of the Osceola County.

Lopez said investigators discovered the misuse of funds after Wilmont was accused of booking vacation homes and hotel rooms for its players in the Champions Gate area but not paying for full accommodation even though the players stayed there for months.

“He started with the deposits first and once they are there they give him the opportunity to complete the payments. He never did that. “One, he owed about $19,000, and then they took some of the kids to a local hotel where they ended up with money there too,” Lopez said.

Lopez said records show deposits from parents of up to $45,000.

Now he’s urging parents to double-check who runs the programs they enroll their children in.

“There are a lot of sports programs that work. As a parent, I would do my due diligence and do my homework and make sure your children are in a program that has a good reputation,” he said.

Wilmont now faces two counts of scheme to defraud and two additional counts of defrauding an innkeeper.

WESH 2 reached out to Wilmont regarding the arrest and allegations, but we have not heard back.