OCALA, Fla. – A Florida housekeeper was arrested after she allegedly swiped her employer’s bank card from his pockets and went on a procuring spree at a number of shops value over $1,000, in accordance with deputies.
Jennifer Middleton, 46, was arrested Friday and charged with unlawful use of bank cards, three counts of fraud-impersonation of a sufferer 60 or older and exploitation of aged after the incident that was first reported to the Marion County Sheriff’s Workplace in late November, in accordance with an arrest affidavit.
It began again on Nov. 20, when Middleton, who’s employed by Ashford House Care, was referred to the sufferer by a Veterans Affairs hospital, in accordance with the affidavit. 4 days later, the sufferer – Middleton’s employer – observed a number of expenses on his bank card that he mentioned he hadn’t used since June. The cardboard, a Wells Fargo-issued Dillard’s bank card, was lacking from his pockets, which he left on the kitchen counter and doesn’t bear in mind misplacing at any time.
The sufferer instructed deputies he had employed Middleton a couple of days prior and “discovered it suspicious” the bank card went lacking and was used after she began working at his house, the affidavit mentioned. Middleton was employed to assist the sufferer with cleansing, meal prep and drugs.
“He had a sense it was her,” the affidavit added.
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The sufferer’s daughter instructed deputies that the bank card had a complete of six unauthorized transactions on it. Deputies investigated, and so they discovered that every one alleged expenses had been made on Nov. 24. She was reportedly caught on surveillance cameras at a few the shops, whereas the others turned over transaction information matching the bank card.
Here is an inventory of the alleged expenses:
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Ross at Rolling Acres Plaza in Girl Lake: $90.19
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Sketcher’s Outlet at Rolling Acres Plaza in Girl Lake: $176.36
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Bealls at Rolling Acres Plaza in Girl Lake: $188.77
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Sonoco gasoline station in Summerfield: $38.39
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Victoria’s Secret (on-line): $195.65
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Dillard’s (on-line): $355.78
In complete, Middleton allegedly racked up $1,045.14 on her employer’s bank card.
On Friday, deputies visited Middleton’s house in Ocala and positioned her in custody. In a post-Miranda interview with deputies, she admitted to swiping the bank card from her employer’s pockets on the kitchen counter and utilizing it at a number of shops with out his permission, the affidavit mentioned. She additionally mentioned she threw the stolen bank card within the trash when she was carried out utilizing it.
Middleton has since been launched from the Marion County Jail after posting $8,000 bond, arrest information present.
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