HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. - A long-time Florida football coach has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $57,000 of the team’s money for personal use, deputies say.

What happened?

What we know:

Detectives with the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit began looking into the spending habits of 56-year-old Ivory Bernard Williams, of Lake Placid, back in February after receiving tips that there was something amiss with the team’s finances.

Officials say that Williams, who was president of the board and the sole person with access to the team’s account, refused to provide any financial records to the board when asked.

Williams was arrested on May 27. He faces charges related to second-degree grand theft and failure to maintain records of a charitabl

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