Erin Kelly, a former Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) teacher, pled guilty Tuesday to theft of more than $100,000.
She also pled not guilty embezzlement, a misdemeanor. The theft charge is a felony.
The Rockville resident is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 7. She could be sentenced to up to 20 years and a $25,000 fine.
Kelly, 41, has been on leave from her position as an Odessa Shannon Middle School team leader for alternative programs, following her indictment by a grand jury for allegedly embezzling $161,000 from a dance studio in Rockville.
She pled guilty to stealing $161,986 between Jan. 1, 2017 and May 31, 2022 from the Dawn Crafton Dance Connection in Rockville, where she was affiliated.
According to the State’s Attorney’s Office for Montgomery County, Kelly fraudulently diverted funds from customers that were to go the dance studio and put them in her personal bank account.
Kelly was indicted by a grand jury, whose members believed that she “fraudulently and willfully” stole the money “while acting in the capacity of fiduciary.” Rockville City Police investigated the theft.
She had been head coach this summer of the Montgomery County Special Olympics Hip Hop Dance Crew but is no longer listed on that website.
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