DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – Dubuque High School’s head football coach is accused of embezzling more than $47,000 from an account belonging to the now-defunct Dubuque Independent Football League (DIFL).

Darrell Moore, 39, of Dubuque, is charged with theft.

A criminal complaint says that from about November 2020 until the league ended in 2023, Moore, while serving as league president, transferred money from the DIFL account to his personal account and to a business account with his name on it .

Moore is also alleged to have made electronic and cash withdrawals from the DIFL account, as well as debit purchases that do not appear to be associated with league business.

Records show the funds were used to make deposits into Moore’s FanDuel account and pay for things like his Roku account and purchases at grocery stores, gas stations and restaurants. They also allegedly used the funds at golf courses and to make hotel reservations and other online purchases.

In total, $47,360.52 in DIFL funds appear to have been misappropriated.

The money in the DIFL account was raised through annual fundraising efforts and was intended to pay for field rental, game officials, equipment storage and be split between the affiliate programs – the Little Eagles, Junior Rams and Junior Mustangs.

When affiliate programs asked Moore for paychecks he was responsible for sending from the DIFL account, officials say Moore sent them checks that did not clear due to insufficient funds.

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