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Joanne Pascarelli

Former New Canaan Schools Food Service Director Latest Charged In $478,588 Embezzlement Case Former New Canaan Schools Food Service Director Latest Charged In $478,588 Embezzlement Case
Former New Canaan Schools Food Service Director Latest Charged In $478,588 Embezzlement Case A former New Canaan Schools food service director is the latest to be arrested in connection with a lunch embezzlement scheme that cost the school district almost a half million dollars in profits. Bruce Gluck, 61, of Middletown Springs, Vermont, was arrested on Monday, April 29, by New Canaan Police for allegedly stealing funds from the Saxe Middle School cafeteria and the New Canaan High School cafeteria, said Lt. Jason Ferraro. Two other suspects, sisters Joanne Pascarelli, 61, of Stratford and Marie Wilson, 67, of Wilton, were arrested last year for allegedly stealing $478,588 between 2…
$500K Lunch Ladies Embezzlement Case Moves To Norwalk Superior Court $500K Lunch Ladies Embezzlement Case Moves To Norwalk Superior Court
$500K Lunch Ladies Embezzlement Case Moves To Norwalk Superior Court The two lunch ladies who allegedly embezzled nearly a half-million dollars from the New Canaan School District were in court on Tuesday, claiming their innocence and blaming the school district for being negligent. Earlier this month, Stratford resident Joanne Pascarelli, 61, and sister Marie Wilson, 67, of Wilton, were arrested, following a lengthy investigation into an alleged scheme that net the two lunch ladies $478,588 over a five-year span. They have been out on released on $50,000 bail. Each sister has been charged with larceny, defrauding a public community. On Tuesday, in Norwalk S…
$500K Lunch Ladies Embezzlement Case Sparks Questions In New Canaan, National Coverage $500K Lunch Ladies Embezzlement Case Sparks Questions In New Canaan, National Coverage
$500K Lunch Ladies Embezzlement Case Sparks Questions In New Canaan, National Coverage The two sisters who embezzled nearly a half-million dollars from the New Canaan School District while working as lunch ladies has garnered national attention, and led to countless questions from the community about their elaborate scheme and how it was able to continue for years. New Canaan Police detectives launched their lengthy investigation - which included more than 20 interviews - on Dec. 21 when the Board of Education filed a complaint about financial inadequacies Saxe Middle School and the New Canaan High School cafeterias. Earlier this month, Stratford resident Joanne Pascarelli and…