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Philadelphia Mother Charged in $61,000 Scheme Tied to Children's School Therapy Funds

Investigators say the listed provider was her company, not an active business.

Overview

  • Laurel Schullere surrendered to authorities on Wednesday and faces theft by deception and related counts.
  • The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office alleges she directed School District of Philadelphia payments to a firm called Missing Pieces that she owned.
  • Over nine years, the district paid more than $61,000 that investigators say she kept rather than paying the supposed provider.
  • State investigators reported finding no evidence the company operated, with listed addresses tied to an abandoned property and a church.
  • Attorney General Dave Sunday accused her of misleading the district and pocketing taxpayer dollars, with the case now pending prosecution.