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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
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…