Sentencing Set For Former Youth Football League Director

The former director of the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League is due to be sentenced in October in Washington County Court after pleading guilty to charges related to the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization over the past few years.  Fifty-seven-year-old William Spencer of Canton Township was charged with embezzling nearly a quarter-of-a-million dollars in league assets to personal accounts.  spencer was director of the Washington/Greene Youth Football League — now known as the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League (WPYFL) — from 2013 until he resigned in March 2025. During that time, Spencer diverted league funds to his accounts to fund credit cards, bolster a retirement account, and make various purchases at Amazon, restaurants, and other retailers.  The Office of Attorney General’s Financial Crimes Section charged Spencer with felony and misdemeanor counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, and two misdemeanor counts of misapplication of entrusted property. In total, Spencer is accused of fraudulently writing 187 checks payable to himself from WPYFL’s accounts, totaling about $230,000, from January 4, 2020, through February 18, 2025.  Additionally, Spencer made direct payments totaling over $3,000 from WPYFL’s accounts to accounts in his and/or his wife’s name, without the knowledge or consent of WPYFL.