A Richmond Hill woman charged with a host of fraud and theft charges, including defrauding a Booster Club, is accused of using the funds to pay things such as cell phone bills and OnlyFans accounts. Her bond was denied after law enforcement shared that she was preparing to leave the jurisdiction ahead of her arrest.
Susan Lynn Nelson was arrested by the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office on January 30, 2025. Court documents now reveal that Nelson is accused of stealing more than $81,000 from the Richmond Hill Wild Kicks Booster Club for her own personal use. The Booster Club is associated with the Richmond Hill High School soccer program.
According to warrants filed in Bryan County Superior Court on February 4, Nelson was charged with seven felony counts and one misdemeanor, including:
Theft by Conversion (Felony) – for lawfully obtaining another person’s funds, that being the Richmond Hill Wild Kicks Booster Club, in the amount of $15,863.52 and then unlawfully converting the property/funds for her own use in violation of the agreement between the period beginning January 16, 2024 and ending October 18, 2024. Nelson was the Booster Club President at the time of the alleged act.
Forgery in the Third Degree (10 or More Checks) – with the intent to defraud, knowingly possessing ten or more checks (transactions) when she changed the name of Richmond Hill Wild Kicks Booster Club to her own name between January 16, 2024 and October 18, 2024.
Criminal Receipt of Goods or Services Fraudulently Obtained – for giving a financial transaction card account number to the provider of the money, goods, services, or other thing of value for billing purposes without the authorization or permission of the cardholder (Wild Kicks Club) and made payments to her Verizon and OnlyFans subscription between January and October 2024.
Records and Reports of Certain Currency Transactions – for defrauding the Richmond Hill Wild Kicks Booster Club by knowingly transferring funds from South State Bank ($15,417.18) and ($5,423.86) to another account knowing that the transaction was designed in whole or in part to conceal or disguise the control of the proceeds of unlawful activity.
Deposit Account Fraud (misdemeanor) – for depositing South State Bank checks to USAA Federal Savings Bank in the amount of $5,226.58 for cash, knowing that the check would not be honored by the drawee (South State Bank) due to insufficient funds. This was done via 21 instruments/checks.
Damaging, Destroying, or Secreting Property to Defraud Another – for secreting property (cash/money from booster Club) by transferring funds ($20,841.04) from South State Bank to another account.
Theft by Deception (Felony) – unlawfully obtaining $51,199.00 from the Richmond Hill Wild Kicks Booster Club and then failed to disclose the whereabouts of the funds to the Booster Club. The funds were reportedly transferred from South State Bank to Nelson’s USAA account between January 16, 2024 and October 18, 2024.
Theft by Conversion (Felony) – for lawfully obtaining $9,519.75 from the Richmond Hill Wild Kicks Booster Club and then converting the funds for her own use by sending the PayPal transactions to her own business, Sweet Grace Marketing LLC. This occurred between March 14, 2024 and October 18, 2024.
On January 31, 2025, Nelson appeared before a Bryan County Magistrate Judge for her first appearance hearing. At that time, she requested the services of a public defender. The Court denied bond for Nelson on all charges, citing the significant flight risk for Nelson based on testimony from law enforcement.
Bond hearing paperwork filed in the Clerk’s office reveals that Nelson was reportedly in the process of making arrangements to leave town, placed her home for sale, changed her appearance, and had purchased plane tickets.
Since the hearing on January 31, Nelson has retained defense attorney Lloyd Murray to represent her. He has requested a bond hearing on Nelson’s behalf and she is expected to appear in court in mid-March.
As of February 24, 2025, Nelson’s home is still listed ‘for sale’ according to public real estate listings.
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