⏩ EMBEZZLEMENT ARRAIGNMENTS RESCHEDULED

The arraignment of the Bethel couple accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the Bethel Baseball Association has been rescheduled for July 31.

Kurt and Jennifer Dyer, of Settlers Road, were arrested April 16, and charged with first-degree larceny and firstdegree conspiracy to commit larceny after police say they

used a baseball association issued card for personal use.

Kurt, 52, previously served as treasurer of the private children’s baseball association and Jennifer, 47, previously served as the association’s concession director.

An investigation was launched after the association’s new treasurer identified several questionable transactions on Kurt Dyer’s association-issued debit card, including “suspicious cash back transactions,” police said.

Police obtained warrants for transaction records and receipts related to his use of the card at locations like Costco and Big Y, where the

Dyers had membership accounts.

A review of transaction records against the Bethel Baseball Association’s bank account records revealed that the Dyers had conducted fraudulent purchases totaling $25,205.52 with the debit card, according to police.

The purchases included women’s clothing, home goods and food items not associated with Bethel Baseball Association activities, as well as gasoline and “numerous cash-back transactions,” police said.

Kurt Dyer was found to have also made “numerous purchases at Dick’s Sporting Goods only to return the

items for a cash refund in order to conceal the conversion of the transaction to cash,” police said.

Following their arrests, the Dyers were each released on a promise to appear.