Brooklyn day care operator gets up to 15 years for stealing $50,000
An operator of three day care centers in Brooklyn was sentenced to up to 15 years in prison in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday for stealing more than $50,000 from the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) funds.
Owen Larman, a 44-year-old from Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, was cool, calm and collected when he walked into the courtroom. He even blew a kiss to his mother and girlfriend before Justice Guy Mangano handed down the 15-year sentence that quickly changed his mood.
“What I see is a conman, a manipulative man,” Mangano said. “[Larman] spent three years in jail [for a previous federal crime] and that did not rehabilitate him. I have seen no contrition. This [day care] program was designed to help underprivileged children, many of whom have single mothers.