Park Slope Preschool Director Embezzled $2.8 Million, US Says

The former director of a Park Slope, Brooklyn, private preschool stole more than $2.75 million in tuition payments that she spent on luxury goods, food and first-class travel, according to federal prosecutors.

Murielle Misczak was charged with wire fraud and money-laundering for allegedly directing the school’s parents to send tuition payments to accounts she controlled, Brooklyn US Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr. said Wednesday.