Former School District Accountant Sentenced for Embezzlement of Funds from Savannah School District and His Employees

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Savannah, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court yesterday for theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, wire fraud, and embezzlement from an employee benefit plan.

Anthony S. Moon, 44, worked as the district accountant for the Savannah R-III School District (District).  In addition to his duties as district accountant, Moon was also the owner and president of Parker and Associates LLC, a tax preparation and bookkeeping service company.

Moon was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to a total of 12 months and one day in federal prison without parole.  The court also ordered Moon to pay restitution of $92,746.99 to the District and $29,695.77 to his two employee-victims.  In addition, the court entered a final order of money judgment forfeiture of $122,442.76.

Beginning in or about January 2023, and continuing through on or about Nov. 21, 2023, Moon embezzled funds from the District.  Moon used his position at the District to write unauthorized checks to himself and his business from the District’s checking account.  Moon also used the District’s checking account to make Automated Clearing House payments, to his and his wife’s personal credit card accounts.

Moon also devised a scheme as president of his accounting business and embezzled funds from his employees’ retirement savings plan.   For his employees, Moon sponsored an employee pension plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Simple IRA Plan (Plan). However, for nearly two years, Moon caused tens of thousands of dollars to be withheld from salaries of his employees but failed to transfer those funds to the Plan. In addition, Moon failed to deposit funds in employer matching contributions to the Plan.

Moon used those embezzled funds to pay for his and his wife’s personal expenses, including, among other things, Kansas City Chiefs tickets, food, travel, gas, and entertainment.

The court ordered Moon to self-surrender on Jan. 8, 2026.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rudolph R. Rhodes IV. It was investigated by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of the Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Department of Labor – Employee Benefits Security Administration.