Woman stole $400,000 from NYPD charity to fund lavish lifestyle

Treasurer of NYPD charity is accused of stealing more than $400,000 from families of dead officers to blow on $1,400 Barbra Streisand tickets, garden landscaping and for her grandchild's private school tuition Lorraine Shanley, 68, was charged on Thursday with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft She is accused of stealing $410,000 from the Survivors of the Shield charity, which provides funds to families of NYPD officers killed on duty Shanley was the charity's volunteer treasurer for seven years from 2010 to 2017 She is accused of writing $45,000 in checks that she deposited into her accounts and spending $63,000 on her son's legal expenses Shanley also allegedly spent $32,000 on dental and $25,000 on landscaping at her Staten Island home  

By Emily Crane For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:38 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 23:07 GMT, 21 March 2019

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The treasurer of a New York police charity is accused of stealing more than $400,000 that was meant for families of slain officers so she could pay for Barbra Streisand tickets and her grandchild's private school tuition. 

Lorraine Shanley, 68, was charged on Thursday with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly stealing funds from the Survivors of the Shield charity.

The charity provides funds to the families of officers who are killed in the line of duty. 

Shanley, who was the non-profit's volunteer treasurer for seven years, is accused of using $410,000 worth of donations to fund her lifestyle.

Lorraine Shanley, 68, was charged on Thursday with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly stealing funds from the New York Survivors of the Shield charity. She is pictured above with her NYPD cop brother

Lorraine Shanley, 68, was charged on Thursday with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly stealing funds from the New York Survivors of the Shield charity. She is pictured above with her NYPD cop brother

She is accused of using the

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