Providence Hogan, Former PTA Official, Ordered To Return $82,000 In Stolen Funds

Former PTA Official Ordered To Return $82,000 She Stole For Fertility Treatments

Providence Hogan, accused of embezzling $82,000 from her child's Cobble Hill school PTA, has agreed to repay the amount, plus interest, to avoid jail time.

New York Daily News reports that Hogan was "desperate" when she siphoned funds from P.S. 29's PTA account to pay for fertility treatments and rent for her day spa business, Providence Day Spa. The pilfering reportedly lasted several years.

Prosecutors told The New York Times in March that Hogan took the money to "keep her family living in the lifestyle they were accustomed to," noting that she faked documents to keep the thefts hidden.

Hogan's lawyer Steven Flamhaft told the Daily News that the stealing was uncharacteristic, and that Hogan was having "psychological and emotional problems," citing several miscarriages and her husband's job loss.

Hogan's daughter attends P.S. 29, and the school's parents reportedly just want Hogan to return what she took. P.S. 29 recently experienced a fire on its playground, racking up tens of thousands of dollars in repair fees.

In an unrelated case last week, three former PTA mothers in Los Angeles used their connection with their children's school PTA to recruit investors in a $14 million Ponzi scheme.

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