BELLEFONTE — More information has been released regarding a $1 million theft from a Centre County-based educational provider.

According to information filed in an affidavit of probable cause from Spring Township Police Department, Carri Roan, 46, of Bellefonte, is accused of stealing roughly $1 million from Nittany Learning Services, 300 S. Harrison Road.

NLS is a multi-county organization which provides alternative education services for a variety of local schools, including the Keystone Central School District.

This summer, the district’s board of directors approved a contract with NLS to provide five seats for alternative education at $17,000 per seat. The district also contracted with River Rock Academy Services for five seats at $14,000 per seat, The Express previously reported. Each contract is renewed annually by the board.

According to the affidavit, Roan is accused of stealing 91 checks between September 2020 and about two months ago, using them to cover medical bills and other personal expenses.

According to STPD’s detective, Roan would receive checks from school districts, endorse them herself and put the money into her personal checking account.

Roan further admitted to police she would sometimes use NLS’s credit card and take large sums of money in the past, the affidavit indicated.

These allegations were corroborated by a text Roan sent to the company’s owners.

“I left you down is all I can say. The trust was there and I broke it,” Roan said, according to police. “I wrote those recent checks over to myself. I am in a very bad financial spot and no one knows about it, not even (redacted) or my family. With the debt from my health I have maxed out all kinds of credit cards and I still have over $100,000 in medical bills and collectors keep coming for me. I know this is no excuse and all I can say is I am sorry. I hate myself for this.”

STPD previously stated the investigation into Roan began when the owners of NLS noted a major shortfall in their accounting and missing funds.

The owners told STPD Roan was the only person responsible for the financials and, according to police, offered no answers to the issues when confronted.

When being interviewed by police at her home, Roan said she committed the thefts on her own and told the detective she fell into financial problems after being diagnosed with a disease.

“As I lay her(e) tonight all I can think about is how I let you guys down and my family and now I will be in jail and I am in a worse spot than before,” Roan said in the text message, according to police. “I have nothing to show for anything and my account is way overdrawn again and I can’t repay you right now. I know I should have came to you but I didn’t. I can never show my face again to you guys, I will never be seen the same…I am sorry!”

Police noted in the affidavit that no student services were affected by the alleged crimes and contractual obligations by the private organization were met.

Roan was charged with felony counts of theft, receiving stolen property, forgery and criminal use of a communication facility. She was released by District Judge Greg Koehle who set bail at $100,000 unsecured.

A preliminary hearing for the case is set for Dec. 10.