Keely Thompson, former pro boxer, set for plea hearing A former professional boxer accused of spending D.C. taxpayer money on luxury personal items is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for a plea hearing. Keely Thompson, a well-known D.C. boxer and executive director of the District Boxing and Youth Center, was indicted in November 2012 on charges of conspiring to divert local government grant money intended for his anti-gang youth boxing center to entertainment, expensive cars and other services. Thompson's wife, Bianca, the center's deputy director, also was charged. Thompson was arrested in November 2010 on a wire fraud charge. According to court records, he had expressed interest in negotiating a plea but later changed his mind, leading to the indictment. Thompson's attorney Troy W. Poole did not immediately return messages this week seeking comment.