HARRISBURG — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle), published as received.

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Shelly A. Dreyer-Aurila, age 53, of New Bloomfield,  Pennsylvania, was indicted on April 17, 2019, by a federal grand jury for embezzlement of funds involving federal programs.

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, the indictment alleges that between 2010 and 2017, Dreyer-Aurila, Executive Director of the Perry County Family Center, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, knowingly embezzled and converted to her own personal use more than $220,000 under the care and control of the Center.  The Center annually receives more than $10,000 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Services to fund programs such as its Maternal, Infant & Early Childhood Home Visiting program and its Child Abuse Prevention program. 

The case was investigated by the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation, Charitable Investigation Unit.  Assistant U.S. Attorney James T. Clancy is prosecuting the case.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 10 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Judge is also required to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant; and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the potential sentence for a specific defendant.

 

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