Girl Scout Troop Leader Accused of Using Cookie Card For Herself

A Southern California Girl Scouts leader is accused of taking about $6,000 in profits from a South El Monte/El Monte-based troop's cookie account.

Troop leader Ana Isabel Juarez, 30, of South El Monte, was arrested April 17 on suspicion of felony grand theft.

The alleged crime was related to the unauthorized use of a Girl Scouts debit card, tied to the troop’s cookie account.

“She was using the money for items that troops usually don’t use the money for, like spas and going out to dinner,” said Carol Dedrich of Girl Scouts of Great Los Angeles.

Now, the troop is out of money, which they used for charity work and field trips.

The incident was reported to Arcadia Police because the troop reports to the Girl Scouts service center located there.

Police said Juarez had a warrant out for her arrest in a 2001 embezzlement case in Huntington Park.

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