CHEYENNE (WNE) – A former University of Wyoming student government official who in April received an accolade for his social justice efforts on campus is facing felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly using a university credit card for personal purchases.

Dimitri Nesbitt of Torrington, who is up for graduation with a degree in international studies, was arrested Thursday on a warrant in Goshen County, Albany County Attorney Peggy Trent confirmed Friday. Nesbitt posted $10,000 cash bond and has been asked to appear Monday in Albany County Circuit Court. He is being charged with a felony for credit card theft and a misdemeanor for theft.

Court documents state that the student organization MECHA was issued a university credit card, or “p card,” for MECHA leadership to purchase items for a social gathering on April 11. The UW Police Department was contacted May 22 with a report that unauthorized purchases were suspected to have been made with the credit card after the last authorized use. A bank statement showed more than 60 transactions totaling $1,200 were made between April 11 and May 23.

Members of MECHA confirmed to investigators that Nesbitt was a former member and would have had the opportunity to procure the card without authorization. A photograph from an ATM at UniWYO Federal Credit Union showed an individual identified as Nesbitt withdrawing money without authorization from MECHA.

When MECHA leadership asked Nesbitt if he knew where the card was, it’s alleged he denied knowledge of its whereabouts.

This follows an April 12 UW news release that stated Nesbitt was named the recipient of the university’s 2018 Willena Stanford Commitment to Diversity Award. The nominator told UW that Nesbitt was a “familiar face for students participating in social justice-oriented activities.”