A former director at a New York-based daycare has been accused of stealing millions of dollars in daycare tuition payments and using partial funds on WWE tickets.
The New York Times reported that Michelle Misczak, the former director of a German-language daycare, was arrested by federal agents on Wednesday. She is accused of stealing $2.8 million from KinderHaus Brooklyn, which is an expensive daycare that runs various day and after care for children, as well as offering mini camps and summer camp packages.
Misczak is accused of using at least $350,000 of the sum on WWE tickets and buying deluxe packages for her children to attend events and meet various performers. Additional expenses include luxury vacations and food delivery services. It is stated in the report that she spent all the money with no savings put aside.
She has worked at the daycare for the past thirteen years and was promoted to director in 2020.
It was discovered that tuition deposits were being sent to Misczak’s PayPal accounts, with the belief that she had made over 450 fraudulent payments to herself over a three-plus-year period. It led to her firing at the end of 2025 and a lawsuit filed in the State Supreme Court over embezzlement.
Misczak had pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
