FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A man who twice ran for Richland 2 School Board has been charged with Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent.
Darrel President, Sr., 56, former Executive Director of the Greenbrier Resource Community Development Center (CRCDC), a non-profit, has been charged by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent after withdrawing approximately $44,220 from the CRCDC.
President was arrested on Wednesday, Oct, 16.
The arrest warrant states that, “President did knowingly, willingly, and without the lawful authority to do so, take, steal, or convert to his ownership, more than $10,000 from the CRCDC where he was an authorized signer on the bank account for GRCEC and in a position of financial trust.”
According to House Representative, Annie McDaniel, she requested $100,000 in state earmark money for the CRCDC to begin the construction of a community center in Greenbrier.
“During the pandemic, the schools in Fairfield were under enormous classroom constraints and students were having to sit on school buses to access the internet,” McDaniel said. “I was concerned that they didn’t have a better place to go. I couldn’t imagine them doing homework on a school bus. So I requested $100,000 of state money to help the community build a community center so students and others might have a better place to access the internet and enjoy other benefits a center like that could provide.”
From May, 2022 through July, 2023, the GRCDC received that state funding. But, today, construction has not yet begun on the center.
The offense occurred between May 19, 2023 and Feb. 29, 2024, according to the arrest warrant.
The warrant stated that President withdrew approximately $44,220 from the GRCEC bank account without the approval or knowledge of GRCEC board members.
When questioned by members of the GRCEC board, President admitted to withdrawing the money and agreed to pay the money back, according to the warrant. He began making payments back in June, 2024, for the funds fraudulently withdrawn.
After a review of financial records, it was determined that President used the withdrawn funds for his personal enrichment, according to the arrest warrant.
A resident of Columbia, President lost election bids in 2018 and again in 2022 to the Richland Two School Board.
According to his bio, President is a native of the Bronx, New York. He is a pastor and holds several offices and memberships in a number of denominational, civic and community organizations.
