A crooked Long Island PTA vice president admitted she stole more than $14,000 of dollars from the group and splurged at Lululemon and other stores, Suffolk County prosecutors said.

Hope Livingston , 50, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to grand larceny charges after soaking the Sag Harbor Elementary School Parent Teacher Association from July 2021 through June 2024, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said in a statement.

She ’ s expected to be forced to pay back $14,500 in restitution for her shopping spree.

Stealing from a schools PTA is not just a crime, it is a betrayal of our children and community, Tierney said of Livingston, who also served as the PTA treasurer for a stretch.

My office will continue to have zero tolerance for corruption, the DA added.

Livingston had access to the PTAs bank account through a debit card meant strictly for PTA-related purchases but instead raked up thousands in person purchases on Amazon and at stores like Target and Costco, according to officials.02

The president even withdrew cash directly from the account on multiple occasions, prosecutors said.02

But her scheme came crashing down in September 2024 when the PTAs bank account was handed over to a board full of fresh, new members who discovered Livingston had been using their money for a personal shopping spree.

The former VP, who was arrested in March, is due back in court on Oct. 6.

Livingston is expected to be sentenced to five years of probation in addition to the restitution, the DA said.02

萨福克县检察官称，长岛家长教师协会一名品行不端的副主席承认，她盗取了该组织逾 1.4 万美元资金，并在露露乐蒙（Lululemon）等商店挥霍一空。

萨福克郡地方检察官雷 · 蒂尔尼在一份声明中表示，现年 50 岁的霍普 · 利文斯顿于本周二对重大盗窃指控认罪，其于 2021 年 7 月至 2024 年 6 月期间侵吞了萨格港小学家长教师协会的资金。

她预计将被迫偿还 14,500 美元，以弥补其疯狂购物的开销。

" 盗窃学校家长教师协会（PTA）的钱财不仅是一种犯罪，更是对我们孩子和社区的背叛，" 蒂尔尼（Tierney）在谈及曾担任 PTA 财务主管的利文斯敦（Livingston）时表示。

" 我的办公室将继续对腐败行为保持零容忍态度，" 地方检察官补充道。

据官员透露，利文斯顿通过一张本应严格用于家长教师协会（PTA）相关消费的借记卡，获得了该协会银行账户的支配权限，但实际上却在亚马逊、塔吉特和好市多等商店累计进行了数千美元的个人消费。

检方称，这位总统甚至曾多次直接从该账户中提取现金。

然而她的计划在 2024 年 9 月彻底破产——当时家长教师协会（PTA）的银行账户移交给了一个由全新成员组成的董事会，这些成员发现利文斯顿一直在挪用他们的资金进行个人购物狂欢。

这位前副总裁于三月被捕，将于 10 月 6 日再次出庭受审。

地方检察官表示，利文斯顿除需进行赔偿外，预计还将被判处五年缓刑。