Former Head Of Children's Center Accused Of Theft

GREENBURGH, NY — The former executive director of the Lois Bronz Children’s Center in Greenburgh is accused of using the center’s funds to pay for personal expenses. Sonja Washington, 47, surrendered at County Police headquarters in Hawthorne Tuesday and was charged with Grand Larceny 3rd Degree, a felony.

The Brewster resident is accused of stealing $6,592.35 from the Lois Bronz Children's Center by using a business credit card, paid for and maintained by the center, to make personal charges and purchases without permission to do so.

An investigation by Detective Dwayne Tabacchi of the General Investigations Unit and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office determined that Washington used the center’s credit card to pay for family vacations, her personal electric bill and Comcast cable bill, and activities related to her children’s sports in the Village of Brewster.

Washington was booked at County Police headquarters in Hawthorne after she surrendered to detectives. She was arraigned in Greenburgh Town Court and released on her own recognizance.