High School Basketball Coach Accused Of Stealing $250K

LOWER BURRELL, Pa. — The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office has filed theft charges against the now-suspended head coach of the Burrell High School boys basketball team. Detectives said Michael Fantuzzo, 40, stole $246,000 from the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association, a nonprofit headquartered in the eastern part of the state. Court documents say he used the money to take his family to Disney World and the Outer Banks, buy a $10,000 hot tub for his home and pay off credit cards. The DA’s office said Fantuzzo, the former treasurer of the nonprofit, also used the money to join the Hillcrest Country Club and hire a limousine service. Court documents said this all happened between May 2021 and September of 2025 and was only uncovered when a new Board of Directors was elected. This season, Fantuzzo led his high school team to the playoffs, who will face off against Belle Vernon without him on Friday. Current assistant coaches and volunteers will be in charge of the team.”