Friday, March 1, 2013
Virgin, a former basketball and soccer coach at Eagan High School, was charged with six counts of theft by swindle last year.
A March 1 court hearing for former Eagan High School Coach and sports camp coordinator Kurt Virgin has been postponed until April 26, according to Minnesota court records. Virgin was was charged last year with six felony counts of theft by swindle following an investigation into his actions by both school district officials and Eagan police. Investigators allege that Virgin skimmed $16,595.42 from registration fees and $12,589 from team fundraisers between 2009 and 2011, for a total loss to the school district of $29,184.42. But Attorney Paul Rogosheske, who represents Virgin, filed for a contested omnibus hearing last November, alleging that the prosecution broke the rules when it used information gathered by the school district during …
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Fatal car crashes, robberies, sports scandals, big business developments. Eagan Patch looks back at the Top 10 stories of 2012.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Editor's Note: As the New Year approaches, Eagan Patch will review the Top 10 most significant stories of 2012, in terms of total pageviews and impact to the community. Disagree with our assessment, or have other stories you think should've made the Top 10? Please post your feedback or thoughts in the comment stream below. In 2011, School District 196 officials put longtime Eagan High School sports coach and summer camp coordinator Kurt Virgin on paid lead, citing an ongoing investigation. The mystery deepened in January 2012, when Eagan police investigators announced they, too, were investigating the actions of an Eagan High School coach, …
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Here's a look at the news from the south metro in the past week.
You can't be in front of your computer 24 hours a day, so each weekend, Patch reviews the top stories from the past seven days. Here's a look at the stories, which first appeared on this site or those of our neighbors, that might interest you or affect your life. To read the full stories, click on the headline links. CherryBerry Branches Out—Rosemount Location in the Works CherryBerry continues to blaze a path through the Twin Cities metro area and the rest of the nation, and Rosemount is next. Fierce Facial Hair for a Cause: The South Metro Celebrates Movember Flummoxed by the apparent increase in handlebars, chevrons and scraggly 'staches? Find out what Movember is all about. School Officials Broke Rules in Kurt Virgin Investigation, …
Every Sunday, Patch takes a look back at the news that made headlines during the previous week.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Kurt Virgin, a well-known coach and sports camp coordinator at Eagan High School, was accused of stealing thousands from the school district. But the allegations aren't true, his attorney says.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us Do prosecutors have a case against Kurt Virgin, a former sports coach and camp coordinator accused of swindling money from Eagan High School? Not according to Virgin's defense attorney, Paul Rogosheske. Rogosheske filed for a contested omnibus hearing during Virgin's first appearance in Dakota County court on Tuesday. In his filing, the attorney argues that much of the prosecution's evidence in the case is inadmissable because the prosecution broke the rules by using information gathered by the school district in its questioning of Virgin regarding his potential misconduct. Earlier this year, Virgin was charged with six felony counts of …
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Each Sunday, Patch revisits the headlines with our 'Week in Review' feature.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
The former Eagan High School soccer and basketball coach faces six counts of theft by swindle. Authorities say he took more than $29,000 from the school district.
For two years, investigators say former Eagan High School boys basketball and soccer coach Kurt Virgin was skimming money from sports camp registration fees and team fundraisers. After a months-long investigation, the Dakota County Attorney's office on Thursday charged the 60-year-old Eagan resident with six felony counts of theft by swindle. A single count of theft by swindle carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and $10,000 in fines. The school district put Virgin on leave late last year. Virgin tendered his resignation in January, following an announcement that Eagan police had opened an investigation into his actions as a manager for three sports camps in the district. But the criminal complaint reveals that the well-known…
Monday, April 16, 2012
Lifelong soccer devotee and retired professional player Alan Merrick will take the helm of Eagan High School's soccer program.
Eagan High School's new soccer coach is a "legend", in the words of EHS Athletic Director Sandra Setter. Late last week, Setter announced that the high school hired lifelong soccer devotee and retired professional player Alan Merrick to serve as the head of the school's boys soccer program. The program was left leaderless earlier this year, after former Head Coach Kurth Virgin resigned amid an investigation into potential financial misdeeds by school district and police officials. No formal police charges have yet been filed against him. Merrick, a native of Selly Oak, England, brings decades of soccer experience to his position as the high school's new head soccer coach. The now-retired professional soccer player got his start in the …
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The coach was not named in a police press release issued Tuesday.
Last Updated: 1:29 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10 Eagan police are investigating the actions of a School District 196 youth basketball and summer camp coach, according to Eagan police spokesperson Danielle Anselment. No charges have yet been filed in the investigation, nor have police released the name of the coach who is under investigation, Anselment wrote in a press release issued Tuesday. However, the police have assigned an investigator to the case, who will determine if any criminal activity occurred, Anselment said. The investigation was initiated after the police department received information from the school district regarding the coach, who hosted youth basketball and soccer camps and had oversight of the camps' operations. The …
David Henke
4:02 pm on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Hey Val~ I'm guessing that you're referring to Nicholas David, the Eagan singer who performed on NBC's "The Voice". We did write about him. In fact, he made our Top 10 Stories of 2012 list, too. We gave him the #2 spot on our list, ahead of Kurt Virgin. Here's a link to that post: http://patch.com/A-0Hst. I hope that helps clear things up for you. I am very committed to covering both the positive… more ›