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Former PTA President Faces Charges in $41,000 Theft Case
**Queens, NY** – The Queens District Attorney’s office announced the charging of Athena Gonzalez, former parent teacher association president of P.S. 166 in Astoria, for grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. Gonzalez allegedly diverted more than $41,000 from the school’s PTA funds for personal use.
District Attorney Melinda Katz outlined how Gonzalez, as PTA president, transferred funds intended for the school into her own account, using the money for personal expenses, such as trips to Six Flags Great Adventure and Kalahari Resorts. Katz emphasized that the funds were collected by families at P.S. 166 to benefit the school and its students.
Gonzalez, 33, from Greenvale, was arraigned Thursday evening before Judge Julieta Lozano. She is required to return to court on December 3. If convicted, she faces a potential sentence ranging from 2 1/3 to seven years imprisonment.
The defendant, elected as PTA president in July 2023, reportedly deposited several checks totaling $41,315.87 into her personal account from December 2023 to July 2024. She is also accused of misusing a PTA debit
Former Director Accused of Misappropriating Non-Profit Funds
**Brooklyn, NY** – The former executive director of a Brooklyn non-profit organization supporting Black Trans individuals has been indicted for grand larceny and falsifying business records. It is alleged that she misappropriated nearly $100,000 intended for an indigent bail program for personal use.
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez stated that the misusing of non-profit funds impacts communities and violates donor trust. The suspect allegedly used the bail funds for personal benefits, including a closet renovation and car payments.
Dominique Morgan, 42, from Atlanta, Georgia, has been charged with one count of second-degree grand larceny and 23 counts of first-degree falsifying business records. She was arraigned on Friday and released without bail, with a court date set for December 18.
The indictment alleges that Morgan, while serving as Executive Director of the OKRA Project, transferred approximately $99,000 to her personal account under the pretense of funding a bail initiative that never materialized. She allegedly produced fraudulent bail receipts for individuals who were not detained.
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