Brooklyn Preschool Director Pleads Guilty to $2.8 Million Embezzlement Charge
Former Director of Brooklyn Preschool Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.75 Million in Tuition Payments
Murielle Misczak, the former director of a private preschool in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2.75 million in tuition payments. The Swiss national, 43, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. According to Brooklyn US Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr., Misczak spent the stolen funds on luxury goods, first-class travel, and tickets to professional wrestling events.
Misczak was charged in March and remains free on bail while she awaits sentencing at a later date. Her defense lawyer, Lowell Sidney, described Misczak as a single mother of three. Prosecutors did not identify the preschool, but Misczak was previously the director of KinderHaus, which offers German-immersion programs and charges tuition of as much as $4,450 a month.
According to prosecutors, Misczak "took advantage of her access to bank accounts for the daycare to steal millions in tuition payments in order to line her own pockets and fund trips to World Wrestling Entertainment events among other personal expenses." Misczak faces restitution of $2.8 million. In its lawsuit, KinderHaus alleged that Misczak was hired in 2013 and earned a salary of $40,000 in 2025. Despite her modest income, Misczak began documenting lavish spending on social media, with posts showing her enjoying "plush resorts" and first-class travel.
