She eventually volunteered to be a treasurer for the charity, Survivors of the Shield, and was in charge of nearly $2 million in donations. But prosecutors say a desire to help others was not her only motivation. She even pilfered the charity’s coffers to pay for her son’s criminal defense, according to a federal criminal complaint. Ms. Shanley, 68, of Staten Island, was arrested on Thursday after she surrendered at the Manhattan federal prosecutor’s office in Lower Manhattan, a stone’s throw from Police Headquarters. She was charged with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, and was released on a $100,000 bond after a brief appearance in Federal District Court.

Source: New York Times March 21, 2019 23:19 UTC