St. Petersburg's Northeast Little League is dealing with a serious financial crisis.

The league, whose finances are handled by a third-party company, has found itself in debt for almost $35,000. 

According to league officials, the Texas-based company Jevin pays all of the league's bills - from equipment to uniforms to fee payments to landscaping. 

Jevin uses software to collect payments and then meets the league's financial obligations. But League President David Vann said those bills are not being paid and the league, which has 300 players, is in a financial hole. 

"We have bills," Vann said. "There’s operating fees, there’s concession stands that these kids depend on. That’s how they get their water during games. That’s how they get their skittles in the seventh inning and when they’re dying out there in the field."

According to Jevin, a freeze was placed on all the accounts the company has due to a youth football league in Utah demanding refunds. 

Jevin President Dan Ptak said the situation would be rectified.

"Well the money is being held by the merchant bank," Ptak said. "They have not released the funds to us, therefore we don’t have the funds to release to Northeast."

The league has contacted law enforcement but was told the issue is a civil matter and not a criminal case. 

In the meantime, the league has started a gofundme account in order to fund the league. 

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