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Cobble Hill "Fertility Thief" May Avoid Jail
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Christopher Robbins
Published May 17, 2011
Modified May 17, 2011
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What's in the soy milk cartons at Cobble Hill's PS 29? They let the terrorists win after omitting the Pledge of Allegiance, and allowed the neighborhood teenagers to burn down the playground with impunity. Now according the Post, spa owner Providence Hogan, who allegedly stole $100,000 from the PS 29 PTA for fertility treatments and to “keep her family living in the lifestyle they were accustomed to," may get a "jail-free plea deal." That's right: throw the leader of the International Monetary Fund in jail, but keep the Cobble Hill mom in yoga pants.
Details on the deal are scant, but Hogan, who appeared before the Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday, would at least be forced to pay back the money she stole. And there's still hope for justice in Cobble Hill yet, because it's possible those fertility-treatment babies will grow up to "accidentally" burn it all down.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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