From the Harvard Crimson:

Harvard Hillel was the victim of an alleged fraud scheme that, according to a statement issued Monday by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, robbed the Jewish student organization of nearly $780,000 between 2003 and 2008.

William O’Brien, a Hillel accountant contracted from New England company Insource Services, is accused of having “stolen significant sums of money through fraud” after Hillel discovered financial reporting irregularities in early 2008, according to a letter sent Monday to the organization’s student community from Hillel President and Director Bernard Steinberg and Chair of the Board of Directors Robert Beal. They wrote that Hillel immediately terminated the Insource contract after discovering the irregularities and has worked with the state Attorney General’s office for over a year to investigate the parties responsible.

According to a press release issued Monday by the Attorney General’s Office, O’Brien, a 58-year-old resident of Framingham, Mass., allegedly stole nearly $780,000 for personal use, including the purchase of tickets for trips and sporting events, while working as a contracted financial manager for a non-profit religious organization affiliated with a local university. A Middlesex Grand Jury charged him late last week with forgery, uttering, 11 counts of larceny over $250, 2 counts of larceny by continuous scheme, and 5 counts of failure to file income tax returns, according to the release.

Uttering refers to the use or circulation of bills or documents known to be counterfeit with the intent to defraud…

Thanks, Bill.