Mom charged with stealing $61K from Philly schools meant for her kids' care

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Local Woman Allegedly Stole $61,000 from Schools Fund Meant for Her Children's Care

A Philadelphia woman is facing serious charges after authorities accused her of scamming the School District of Philadelphia out of over $61,000. The funds were intended to cover the therapeutic care of her two children enrolled in city schools.

According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, Laurel Schullere allegedly misdirected payments from the school district to a Germantown business called Missing Pieces, claiming it was providing therapy services for her children. However, investigators found that she failed to disclose her ownership of the company and had no evidence to support its operational status.

Over the course of nine years, the school district made over $61,000 in payments to Schullere, which she received but allegedly did not forward to Missing Pieces. The Attorney General's Office discovered two addresses listed for the company, including one belonging to an abandoned property and another to a church.

"This defendant exploited a system designed to help her own children grow and succeed," said Attorney General Dave Sunday in a statement. "Instead of ensuring the children received the care they needed, the defendant misled the district and pocketed taxpayer dollars."

Schullere turned herself into authorities on Wednesday, facing charges of theft by deception and other related crimes.
 
🙅‍♂️ u can't believe this - a single mom scammed her kids' school for like 61k? that's crazy talk! i mean i get it, we all want the best for our kids, but come on, using public funds to pay off your own business? it's just not right. and what really gets me is she had no intention of using the money for therapy, she was just lining her pockets with taxpayer cash 🤑👎. i feel bad for the school district, they were just trying to do good and help out a family in need. but at the same time, this lady needs to be held accountable 💯
 
😱 this is just disgusting what kinda person steals from a school fund meant for their own kids 🤯 i feel so bad for those two kids who were supposed to get the help they needed from that money 😔 and to think the mom was using it for her own gain is just heartbreaking 💔 if she's guilty which i hope she is, she needs to be held accountable for her actions and give back what she took 🤷‍♀️
 
omg that's so messed up 🤯 she's basically stealing from ppl who just want to help her kids 🙅‍♀️ i mean what would u do if u was in her shoes? getting 2 kids with special needs in school is hard enough, but at least she couldnt even be bothered 2 pretend 2 get them the care they needed 🤷‍♀️ she's got some serious 'splainin' 2 do 🙄
 
can't believe people like her exist, just thinking about all that money she scammed from schools meant for actual kids' care is just mind-blowing 🤯 she's got some serious nerve too, claiming a legit business that doesn't even exist and expecting to get paid out of it. wonder how many other ppl have fallen for this scam... meanwhile these schools are left with nothing but empty funds and no help for the real kids who need therapy. just don't understand how people can be so selfish
 
omg this is wild 🤯 61k is a lot of money and you'd think she'd use it to get her kids actual help instead of scamming the system... i mean what's wrong with people? 😒 anyway can't say im shocked but also kinda expected it - sounds like someone in power was just looking for an easy way out 💸 did anyone else see that statement from the AG? "exploited a system" feels so weak to me, seems like he should be calling her out more 🤔
 
I'm so done with this one... like seriously, how can someone scam their own kids' school out of that much money? I get it, being a single parent can be tough, but come on! You're taking advantage of the system because you can't afford to pay for therapy yourself. And to think she's been getting away with it all this time, lining her pockets while her own kids are suffering... 😤 it just makes me so angry.

And the fact that the school district was paying her all this money without even doing a proper investigation? That's just not right. I mean, what if they had looked into Missing Pieces and found out it was just some front for Laurel's business? The whole thing just seems so shady to me...
 
That's just so messed up 🤯! I mean, can you even imagine thinking that you could scam a system like that? It's one thing to make mistakes or have bad luck, but this lady took advantage of people who were genuinely trying to help her kids. And it's not like she was struggling or anything - $61k is a pretty hefty amount to just lose track of! 💸 Anyway, I hope she gets the help she needs and serves some time for what she did... it's just not right 😐
 
OMG what is wrong with ppl?! 🤯 This lady scams her own kids for cash? Like, how does that even happen? She gets $$ meant for therapy services but she's the one who owns the "therapy" place. And 9 yrs she rips off the system? That's just crazy 😱. Can't believe she got caught now. Hope her kids are ok and gettin the help they need from actual therapists 🤗. And poor school district, all that $$$ wasted on some scammer.
 
😕 I'm so sorry to hear this 😔. It's just heartbreaking that someone would take advantage of a system meant to help their own kids 🤷‍♀️. $61,000 is a huge amount of money, and it's staggering to think about how she must have felt the need to scam people like that 💸. I can only imagine how hard it must be for her own children who were supposed to get some help but ended up getting hurt by their mom's actions 😔. This situation just shows how vulnerable we are when we're trying to navigate the system and seek help for our loved ones 🤝.
 
What's going on with these school funds? It just doesn't add up 🤔. I mean, a lady gets her kids into the system, supposedly needs help for them, and then she takes money meant for their care and funnels it into some dodgy business? Come on! And to think we're supposed to trust the system like that... 😒. Like, how hard is it to just tell someone you need help and not try to scam your way to getting it? 🤷‍♂️ It's just so frustrating.
 
Omg this is so not right 🤯... like I get it if someone needs help but taking money meant for their kids' care? that's just heartbreaking 😔. And to think she was using the school system itself against its own good intentions... that's some shady stuff, you know? 🤥 Anyway, I hope she gets the help she needs and not too many years in jail, 'cause even scammers deserve a second chance, right? 💕
 
OMG I'm like soooo with her!!! 🤷‍♀️ Like why should she have to struggle with getting care for her kids? The system is supposed to help people in need, right? She was just trying to get stuff done for her babies and the school district was all over it. And btw what's with the penalty of pocketing $61k? That's like, a fraction of what we taxpayers pay each year 🤑
 
This is just crazy 🤯. I mean, she was getting money meant for her kids' therapy and using it for something else? That's not right at all. It's like, you can't even trust your own family members sometimes 😔. And what's worse is that there are people out there who get caught up in these kinds of schemes because they really need the help, but then they go and do something even worse.

The thing that bugs me the most is that she had no intention of using the money for her kids' care in the first place 🤑. She was just taking advantage of a good thing to line her own pockets. And now she's facing serious charges and what will happen to her? Only time will tell...
 
🤕 That's just heartbreaking! I mean, you'd think that if someone needs help to take care of their kids, there are plenty of other options out there besides scamming the system. What a shame for those two kids who were supposed to get some real therapy and support from the school fund.

And can we talk about how red flag this whole thing is? I mean, it's like Laurel Schullere was basically saying "hey, take my money" instead of "please help my kids". And all that time, the school district was making payments without even verifying if Missing Pieces was legit or not. It's just a huge case of mismanagement and poor oversight.

Anyway, I hope Laurel gets the help she needs to turn her life around, but first things first, she gotta face the consequences for what she did 🚔
 
😱 This is just shocking she's been taking advantage of such a good system that was meant to help her own kids out. $61k is a lot of money, I mean, what was going through her mind? 🤯 She must've thought it was a sweet deal or something. The fact that the school district kept sending payments for years without any proof...unbelievable! 😡 What's even more sad is that these kids were supposed to be getting help with their therapy and she's just lining her own pockets with taxpayer money. It's not right at all 💸.
 
OMG, this is like so sad and messed up 🤕. Like I get it, people need help with their kids, but stealing from the system isn't even close to a solution 🚫. I mean what's wrong with people? Can't they just ask for help or look into legit options? It's not that hard! 💸 And what really gets me is that the funds were meant to help these two kiddos, and this lady was supposed to be their mom, but instead she's running around scamming everyone 🚫. I don't get it, folks. Just no 🤦‍♀️.
 
OMG u gotta wonder how someone can be so low 🤷‍♀️ like what kinda mom takes advantage of a system meant to help her own kids? I mean i get it we all make mistakes but 9 years is a long time lol. She must've been really desperate cuz that's some serious cash 🤑. And now she's gonna have to deal with the consequences 🤯. It's not just about the money tho, its about trust and honesty. If u can't be trusted then why bother trying? Just sayin' 😐
 
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