A volunteer treasurer for the Academy Little League in Colorado Springs has been accused of stealing more than $123,000 from the organization over a year and a half that paid for personal shopping sprees and legal fees. 

Michelle Gorr, 51, was arrested in October after the president of the organization, Jacob Larkee, reported the theft in December 2023, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette.

The affidavit alleges Gorr admitted to using the league’s bank account for personal reasons in an email to Larkee in December 2023. She claimed she was involved in a “contentious divorce” and needed the money to offset legal fees. 

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The bank account set up by Gorr on behalf of Academy Little League had records of transfers and payments to her personal PayPal account alongside checks made out to herself, according to the affidavit. 

The PayPal account linked to a league account had records of purchases from several retail shops including Kate Spade and Nordstrom. Expedia and Southwest receipts were also found, according to the affidavit. 

Police allege that the organization lost a little over $123,000 in the course of a little over a year and a half. However, Academy Little League was not the only victim of theft discovered, according to the affidavit. 

Larkee had told police Gorr offered to pay the league back, already having deposited a little over $44,000 that she claimed was a bonus from work. Later in the investigation, detectives found the money repaid had allegedly been stolen from her workplace and was not a bonus. 

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Gorr’s position as treasurer was strictly volunteer-based and did not come with a paycheck. According to the affidavit, Gorr worked at Boundless Network in an accounting role where she had access to the company’s financial accounts. 

The affidavit alleges Gorr was embezzling funds from her work, as well. Detectives uncovered a wire transfer and a check deposit totaling $55,151 from Boundless Network had been funneled through a league account before being returned. 

Gorr was employed by Boundless Network for a little over six months before being terminated after supervisors discovered the unauthorized transfers and threatened legal action if the funds were not returned.  

Gorr is facing theft and money laundering charges — both of which are felonies. Her next appearance in court is scheduled for March 18 for a plea hearing. She has been out on bond since shortly after her arrest, according to court records.

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