She took the school’s money for a real roller coaster ride, prosecutors say.
A former Queens PTA president has been hit with grand larceny charges — after she allegedly stole $41,000 meant for students to spend on personal trips to Six Flags Great Adventure and the Kalahari Resort, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.
Athena Gonzalez, 33, who lead the parents’ group at Astoria’s PS 166 gifted and talented school, also used PTA checks and a credit cards to gift herself pricy bottles of wine and go on gambling sprees, the DA said.
“This defendant, as PTA president at PS 166, was supposed to be the guardian of the associations funds,” Katz said.
PTA president allegedly stole $40K from NYC elementary school, blew it on Amazon and vet bills
“But, as alleged, instead put the money into her own account and paid for personal trips to Six Flags Great Adventure and Kalahari Resorts, among other expenses,” Katz added.