Jewell was issued a summons to appear for is arraignment March 13 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
According to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office, Jewell was an administrator for the Miamisburg Moose Lodge at 2110 E. Central Ave.
Jewell allegedly used the lodge’s credit cards to make multiple personal purchases without the lodge board knowing, the prosecutor’s office said.
Miamisburg police said that their investigation began after the former lodge administrator noticed an odd withdrawal from the organization’s accounts to pay off a credit card used by the lodge. On investigation, the former administrator found many purchases of “personal and frivolous items,” totaling about $158,000, the police report said.
Some of the purchases include a “large amount” of DoorDash orders, plane tickets, hotel rooms, restaurant bills and electronics, as well as a trailer for just under $3,000 and a custom-made grill for over $10,000, possibly purchased for a barbecue business that Jewell runs on the side, the report said.
According to the report, Jewell also changed his salary without approval, giving himself a raise of $13,000 and a bonus of $15,000.
According to his indictment, the thefts took place between May 2022 and November 2024.
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