Apr 30, 2026 By Mike Jones 3 min read

The treasurer of Washington Community Theatre is accused of taking more than $40,000 from the organization last year to feed a gambling habit.

Andrew Mours, 35, of Pittsburgh, is charged with multiple felony counts after Washington police said he siphoned a total of $41,140 from the nonprofit’s bank account during numerous transactions from May until December.

Three people with the theater group approached Washington police on March 13 with concerns about missing funds, prompting investigators to look into the nonprofit’s finances. The members reviewed the organization’s finances and saw numerous “unauthorized financial activity” with the bank account, with some money going into Mours’ personal bank accounts and online cash app, according to online court documents.

Mours allegedly told the members the thefts began when he made out a $7,500 check to himself and indicated it was being transferred to one of the organization’s savings accounts, but he cashed for himself, police said.

All the while last year, Mours, who was an actor in the theater troupe and began serving as treasurer in January 2025, continued to tell the members that the organization’s finances were in “good shape” while allegedly altering the financial documents, police said.

During an interview with city police Tuesday, Mours apparently admitted to the theft and said that he used $14,640 in funds from Teetotal Initiative, a nonprofit organization he was a member of in Pittsburgh, in an attempt to reimburse Washington Community Theatre, according to court documents. Investigators contacted the Pittsburgh organization, which said Mours had access to their funds and an internal review revealed the missing money, police said. Mours allegedly admitted to the Pittsburgh organization that he had taken the funds, police said.

Mours also allegedly admitted to investigators that he took $37,865 in funds from Washington Community Theatre, although he had partially repaid about $10,000, which included a $5,000 cashier’s check that cleared March 20, police said. He also told investigators he used the money to gamble with or for personal expenses, according to police.

“Despite these payments, a significant balance remains outstanding,” city Detective Brady Stallings wrote in court documents.

Emails sent to Washington Community Theatre and the Teetotal Initiative in Pittsburgh were not immediately returned Wednesday afternoon. The Washington Community Theatre is an all-volunteer group that has operated since 1969 putting on plays and performances.

Mours is facing felony charges of theft by failing to make required disposition of funds, theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception and forgery. He was set to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon by District Judge Kelly Stewart. No charges had been filed as of Wednesday in the case involving Teetotal Initiative.