Former chef at KY nonprofit accused of using company card to cover gambling fees
.JPG "A Georgetown man has been charged with theft after allegedly using his company credit card at Red Mile in Lexington.")
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- Former Amen House chef Jacob Southworth charged with theft by deception, $3,345.27
- Card used at Red Mile Gaming from Nov. 16; account frozen after Dec. 6
- He admitted on a Jan. 14 phone call; preliminary hearing set Feb. 20, 2026
A Georgetown man has been charged with theft after he allegedly used a company credit card to cover more than $3,000 in gambling debt.
Jacob Southworth, 53, was charged with theft by deception Jan. 30, according to court documents. He used to work as a chef for the Amen House, a nonprofit in Georgetown that provides food assistance, clothing and wraparound services to more than 1,000 families each month.
Court documents say Southworth was given a company credit card to purchase food for Amen House, but on Nov. 16, 2025, an executive with the nonprofit began receiving notifications the card was being used at Red Mile Gaming in Lexington.
On Dec. 6, the executive received another notification the card was being used at Red Mile Gaming and subsequently froze the account. Court documents say Southworth did not show up for work the next day.
Investigators interviewed Southworth Jan. 14 over telephone. Court documents say he admitted to using the company card to cover gambling debt because he did not have enough money to pay it himself.
A total of $3,345.27 was charged to the card from Red Mile Gaming, according to court documents.
Southworth was arrested Feb. 4 and booked into jail on a $2,000 bond. Court records indicate his bond was lowered to $1,000 Feb. 5, and he was released from jail after posting it the next day.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled to take place Friday, Feb. 20 in Fayette District Court.
