Threats, money problems and cops: Alleged ‘cover-up’ may cripple Detroit’s Irish epicenter

TheGaelicLeagueofDetroitfacesmultipleinvestigationsalltiedtoallegationsoffinancialmisconduct.Theleague’sformerpresidentsaysshetriedtoferretouttheproblemsbutfacedoppositionfromothersateveryturn.Currentandformerleagueleaderssaytheex-presidentshouldhavekeptproblemsin-houseandhasavendettaagainsttheleague.AlinePurcellclearlyremembersthethreatsthatmadeherhireabodyguard.  TheycameonSt.Patrick’sParadeDay2024,oneofthebiggesteventsoftheyearforthebelovedCorktownnonprofitGaelicLeagueofDetroit.Leaguepresidentatthetime,Purcellsaidsheyankedamemberfromherdailydutiesaftersecuritysawthewomanstuffcashfromabarintoherpurse.  Laterthatevening,Purcelllookedupandsawthesamewoman—thegroup’sformerpresident—stillattheclub’sbar.Drinkingwithherhusbandandanotherman,shebeckonedPurcelltoatable.Withtrepidation,Purcellwalkedover.  ThewomanintroducedPurcelltotheman,anotherleaguemember. “Hes