{"id":176785,"date":"2026-03-27T02:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/176785\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T02:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:42:19","slug":"nyc-preschool-director-bought-wwe-tickets-after-stealing-2-75-million-in-tuition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/176785\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Preschool Director Bought WWE Tickets After Stealing $2.75 Million in Tuition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An NYC preschool director allegedly stole millions for luxury travel and WWE tickets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Murielle Misczak, the director of Kinderhaus Brooklyn in Park Slope, was arrested on Wednesday, March 25. Law enforcement claims she embezzledw $2.75 million in tuition payments. A federal indictment stated that she spent $350,000 of the stolen money to buy tickets to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlezone.com\/tag\/wwe-raw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WWE events;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;WWE events&quot;}\" class=\"link \">WWE events<\/a>, and even bragged about some of them on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The indictment states that Misczak, 43, a Swiss citizen, is accused of misappropriating a total of $2.75 million in tuition. It is alleged that she used them \u201cfor her own personal use and benefit\u201d between January 2022 and October 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201c[She] took frequent trips and vacations across the country \u2013 often every other weekend,\u201d a lawsuit filed against her by the school in December states. \u201cEnjoying plush resorts, VIP access to WWE events, and first class amenities, much of which she documented on her public Instagram and other social media accounts,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murielle Misczak bought VIP packages for her three sons to attend WWE RAW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A law enforcement source told <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/25\/us-news\/nyc-preschool-boss-embezzled-nearly-3m-to-buy-wwe-tickets-live-like-a-celebrity-feds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The New York Post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The New York Post&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The New York Post<\/a> that the money she spent on WWE includes buying a VIP package for her three kids to attend RAW and meet the wrestlers backstage. Federal authorities noted that she allegedly\u00a0spent $650,000 overall\u00a0on travel and entertainment. Misczak spent another $150,000 on food delivery services and even more on high-end luxury goods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the indictment, she covered up her activities by manipulating the school\u2019s internal accounting system. Misczak made the accounts show that the funds had been deposited into the school\u2019s bank account. She also made sure not to leave any traces by deleting emails that would\u2019ve exposed her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Misczak pleaded not guilty at her arraignment in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday afternoon. She was released on a $200,000 bond, secured by a $50,000 wire transfer by her mother. Misczak won\u2019t be attending any overseas WWE events anytime soon. 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