RAPID CITY, S.D. – The former office manager of the Rapid City Rush admits to stealing thousands of dollars from the team.
Jennifer Durham, 42, is charged with two counts of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion. According to a plea agreement Wednesday, Durham agrees to pay $700,000 in restitution to the Rush and $186,000 to the IRS.
Court documents say Durham was the office manager for the team from 2008 through 2019.
During that time, she’s accused stealing over $907,000 and using it for her own personal use.
In the factual basis statement Durham signed, she admitting to embezzling $700,000 from the team. In that statement, she concedes that she owes $186,277 to the IRS for taxes on that unreported income.
Durham faces up to 45 year in prison when she’s sentenced.
