GOSHEN, Ind. -- Court documents from Elkhart Superior Court 3 reveal former Fairfield Community Schools Athletic Director 49-year-old Mark Engle has been charged after he allegedly paid himself from a school account multiple times.

Engle has been charged with Perjury, a Level 6 Felony, and Conversion, a Misdemeanor.

He does not have an initial court date set at this time.

Documents state on or about Sept. 19, 2024, Engle confided in the Secretary for Fairfield Athletics, that he had taken $450 from the school's Eventlink account.

This was then reported to the Fairfield Community Schools Resource Police Chief who reported it to the Indiana State Police.

Engle was a salaried employee and should not have paid himself, school officials said.

On Sept. 27, 2024, the Superintendent of Fairfield Community Schools stated the school's Eventlink account was checked and confirmed Engle had paid himself through the account by depositing total of $450 into his personal account through 50 separate transactions.

Documents state on or about Oct. 6, 2024, Engle provided Fairfield Community Schools with a resignation letter. The letter stated in part, "To be clear and transparent. I inappropriately paid myself through Eventlink pay. This transaction was done in my error. The payment went directly to myself. That error was extremely negligent on my part."

Investigators spoke with Engle on Oct. 18, 2024, during which he told police he did take the $450 but with the intention of paying several employees who went above and beyond in their duties at Fairfield football games.

Engle said the employees did not have Eventlink accounts, so Engle paid himself with the intention of giving them the money.

On Oct. 21, 2024, investigators again interviewed Engle. During this interview, he stated he did take the $450 but that he never intended to steal and reiterated the $450 was intended for different employees that did not have Eventlink accounts.

Engle said he never paid anyone any of the money that he took but that he was willing to return the $450. Engle also said he may have paid himself years ago from Eventlink for work that was completed at a tournament, but he found out this was the wrong procedure and he didn't do it again.

Between 2022 and 2024, Engle was tasked with running youth summer camps. Fairfield Community Schools told him to open a separate bank account that would hold money collected from the campers.

Engle then opened business bank account through Interra Credit Union to run youth summer camps. Engle is said to have created this account using his own name and social security number and the account was named "FairField Sports Camps".

The Fairfield Sports Camps bank account was not affiliated with Fairfield Community Schools.

Interra Credit Union allegedly advised Engle to set up a not-for-profit to create the business bank account. Engle did not create a not-for-profit, nor any other type of business entity, to support the account.

Engle received an EIN from the IRS and opened the account personally. When applying for the EIN, Engle checked the box for "non-profit organization", indicating that Falrfield Sports Camps would be run as non-profit organization.

An EIN alone does not grant tax-exempt status to non-profit organizations. The letter Engle received from the IRS specifically stated, "Nearly all organizations claiming tax-exempt status must file Form 990-series annual information return (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-P or notice (Form 990-N) beginning with the year they legally form, even if they have not yet for or received recognition of status."

Engle told authorities he didn't do anything with taxes concerning the not-for-profit and that he took care of the camps. There was no one he had to report to regarding the camps.

Engle did not check mark "Corporation for Non- Profit" when creating the bank account. Rather, authorities say Engle marked that box for "Limited Liability Company Club."

In the documents to set the business account there is section called "Resolution and Grant of Authority to Act for the Business/Organization."

Under that section it specifically states, "The undersigned, under the penalty of perjury, hereby certify that the organization described is validly organized under applicable law, and is in 'good standing.'"

Engle signed his name under that section, despite there never being a business organization associated.