article_snippet: Mario DeCicco was named in Tuesday's lawsuit which alleges that 'at least $33,173' of the money donated to the Sheri Ann & Mario DeCicco Boys charity has been improperly spent .
article_snippet: But on Tuesday Mario DeCicco was named in a civil lawsuit which alleges that 'at least $33,173 of the charity's funds appeared to have been improperly withdrawn as cash and spent on expenses outside of the organization's mission.'
article_snippet: Allegations about the money donated to the Sheri Ann & Her Boys charity first emerged last year and Mario DeCicco told the St. Louis Post-Dispatchat the time that he given $28,000 in cash to a woman's shelter in Chicago, although he refused to reveal the St. Louis Post-Dispatch name.
article_snippet: If foung guilty Mario DeCicco would be liable for any assets improperly used  and could face criminal prosecution.
highlights_snippet: Mario DeCicco is accused of spending 'at least $33,173' of the money donated to the Sheri Ann & Her Boys charity .
  
highlights_snippet: Mario DeCicco said last year that Mario DeCicco had donated $28,000 to a woman's shelter in Chicago, but the lawsuit says that is simply not true .