PALM COAST, Fla. – A woman was arrested on Wednesday after being accused of being involved in an organized scheme to defraud customers at a Palm Coast Popeyes, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the woman, 42, is accused of orchestrating the scheme to make commissary payments to her boyfriend, who’s an inmate at Apalachee Correctional Institution in Sneads, Florida.
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The 42-year-old woman is the second suspect arrested in connection with the organized scheme.
According to deputies, investigation determined that the 42-year-old woman and her coworker and close friend, who’s 49 years old, fraudulently charged customer credit cards while working at the fast food restaurant’s drive-thru.
The 49-year-old woman was arrested in April, deputies said. She is currently out on bond.
“Our detectives worked diligently to identify and arrest those responsible for defrauding unsuspecting Popeyes customers,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “Thanks to the cooperation of the new owners of Popeyes, we were able to put the missing pieces together and arrest the mastermind in this case, in addition to her associate, and hold them both accountable for their crimes. While they won’t be joining ‘friends’ who are already locked up in a prison cell, they are on a fast track to sleeping in a prison cell.”