VIRGINIA — The charitable gambling manager for a local gun club may have stolen upward of $100,000 in pull-tab proceeds, according to court documents.
Sheila Marie Weisinger, 56, of Winton, was arraigned Monday on felony theft and gambling charges for allegedly stealing funds from the Ely-Winton Rod & Gun Club and reporting false information to the state.
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Authorities say Weisinger attempted to cover up her crimes by manipulating financial reports, making it difficult to discern the exact cost to the nonprofit. The theft allegedly occurred between March 2023 and October 2025, when she was fired.
According to a criminal complaint:
Board members began noticing around October 2024 that money was missing and that the organization’s gambling profit percentage was dropping. Weisinger also wasn’t bringing financial statements to board meetings or providing them to members.
Her successor discovered thousands of dollars in missing deposits, and the case was referred to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division.
The division compared net proceeds reported from e-tab sales to bank records between May 2023 and December 2025, finding that...