The former director of a private preschool in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2.75 million in tuition payments that she spent on luxury goods, first-class travel and, most notably, tickets to professional wrestling events.
Murielle Misczak, 43, a Swiss national, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, Brooklyn US Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said in a statement on Thursday. She was charged in March and remains free on bail while she awaits sentencing at a later date.
“My client today pleaded guilty and she’s accepting responsibility for what she’s done,” defense lawyer lawyer ...