A 34-year-old woman from Lawrence has been detained for allegedly committing wire fraud by siphoning over $27,000 from Child Care Resources to pay her personal bills, reports WWMT. The funds were discovered missing after an investigation by the Portage Police Department in November of 2024, following a complaint of several unauthorized transactions on the bank account of the child care organization.
Danielle Taylor, the accused, was employed at the Cedar Street location of Paw Paw Schools where her duties included handling mail that sometimes contained Child Care Resources checks, this providing her with the opportunity to access the bank account and routing numbers, subsequent use of this information allowed her to make online payments for her own car insurance and mortgage debts, WOODTV detailed regarding the case.
According to WZZM 13, the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Taylor had previously been convicted for similar offenses in Kalamazoo County, her history repeating itself in this recent string of fraudulent acts. Detectives received confirmation from Taylor of her role at Paw Paw Schools and her interaction with the checks as she sorted mail.
Taylor has been arrested and is now in jail at the Van Buren County Jail. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information to contact them or use Crime Stoppers or Silent Observer.
