Hines Ward: Accused of taking money!

[DaSportsGuy]

Hines Ward Accused Of Taking Money

19th September, 2007 - 11:00 am

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - A business associate of Hines Ward has accused the Steelers receiver and another associate, who together own a South Side bar, of removing money from the business and insurance fraud.

Ward owns the Locker Room Bar & Grille, which opened in December 2005 on East Carson Street, along with Kimberly Pitts and Nicholas Lettieri.

Court documents reveal an ugly legal battle over the bar's bank accounts, accounting books and insurance claims between the owners.

Specifically, Lettieri leveled accusations in court documents that Pitts, her husband, Korry Pitts, and Ward failed to deposit cash receipts into the company accounts and have diverted the funds to their own personal bank accounts. Lettieri states that despite profits of more than $1 million and insurance money of $500,000, the company's bank accounts totaled less than $19,000 as of last week.

[DaSportsGuy]

Hines Ward doesn't seem to me like a guy that would be doing this kind of stuff. I always thought of him as a kind nice person.

We have to keep in mind though that he was only accused and probably didn't take any money.

[SD2042]

I know that crazier things can happen, but why would a co-owner, who plays for a professional team would go as far to take money and commit insaurance fraud in the process?