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Dale Endries, 46, faces 10 counts of mail fraud and four counts of money laundering. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 240 years in prison and $3.5 million in fines.
The indictment accuses the club’s former director of finances of writing checks on the country club’s account and keeping the money, and using club funds to pay off personal credit cards.
Prosecutors allege he used the money to buy a condominium in Cancun, Mexico, a 2005 Cadillac sport utility vehicle, a 2004 Cadillac Escalade, furniture and other goods, according to court records.
Endries’ attorney, John Miller Carroll of Appleton, said his client doesn’t dispute the charges and only pleaded not guilty as a procedural matter.
“He’s doing everything he can to reimburse the club for what happened,” Carroll told The Associated Press. “He’s been totally forthcoming, and the main goal here is to get the restitution paid.”
A trial date was scheduled for Oct. 27.
According to the indictment, the fraud was uncovered when the golf club realized it was continually losing money and hired an outside management firm in March 2007 to find out why.
The indictment said Endries set up a company called Endries Enterprises LLC that he used to launder the stolen money to make payments to buy the beach-front, “three-bedroom, three-bath luxury condo” in Mexico.
