A New Jersey couple could find themselves potentially serving a lengthy jail sentence after authorities uncovered the duo misappropriated nearly a million dollars in funds meant for a special needs school.
New York Daily News reports that Dennis and Elsie Mosesman, founders of the Gingerbread Learning Center in Staten Island, have been indicted on several charges, including grand larceny after stealing $750,000 to fund a lavish lifestyle that included landscaping, car and insurance payments for two Mercedes Benzes, a Porsche and a Toyota Highlander, flowers and gift cards.
Gingerbread Learning Center operates two locations in Staten Island with about 100 students. According to its website, the outfit has been in business since 1988.
The school offers state-funded classes and other services to children with disabilities. Gingerbread Learning Center also appears in the city’s 2017 directory of city-funded universal pre-kindergarten providers.
The Mosesmans have pleaded ‘not guilty’ after answering to charges in Supreme Court.
