Former Burlington County Daycare Director Stole $65K: Prosecutor

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — A 31-year-old Clementon woman has been indicted for stealing nearly $65,000 from a Mount Laurel day care center where she was employed as the director for more than one year, authorities announced.

Ashley Offenbacker was indicted by a grand jury on one count of second-degree theft by failure to make disposition, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced.

Offenbacker, who was responsible for enrollment and billing at Kiddie Academy, told parents to submit tuition payments to her in cash instead of using the business’s online billing system, according to authorities.

She is accused of taking $64,544 from 14 families between November 2017 and January 2019, authorities said.

An arraignment will be scheduled soon in Superior Court. The case was presented to the grand jury by Assistant Prosecutor Melissa O’Mara. The investigation was conducted by the Mount Laurel Police Department. The lead investigator was Mount Laurel Police Detective Thomas Corsanico.