During my many years as a police detective here in Florida doing these investigations, most inside jobs are somebody skimming from the register. This one moved $97,000 in tires and rolled them right out the back door. >> $97,000 over the past year. Most of that was tires? $57,000? So, basically, she has a friend that owns a rental car company on Orange Avenue. And he brings his cars here, she writes a ticket, puts the tires on his cars, and then deletes the ticket. And she said he pays her $50 a piece for the tires. And they average $170 a piece is the one she's giving them. >> What's this guy's name? >> The guy that she >> CJ? >> She said he goes by CJ, but she said she thinks this is his real name. Cuz she also gave him an engine that's worth over $25,000. She wrote up this ticket, but he has the engine. He took it. This is not paid. But she believes this is his real name. >> Okay. >> So, yeah, like I said, I can give you copies of all this or give you originals and make copies for myself, but um in addition to all the tires, she also been uh defrauding us through Lyft. She's been ordering Lyft rides, charging them onto bogus work orders for herself, her kids. She's having Lyft go pick up her kids at Harmony High School in St. Cloud and drive them here after school. And then she's getting rides for her boyfriend and for CJ. So, Lyft rides was like $1,800 in fraudulent Lyft rides, the engine >> This is all over the course of the last year? >> The Lyft rides was 3 months, August through November. That was recent. The engine was recent. Um a brake job to the guy that where she loaded all the tires last week into the Mercedes. They also did a brake job on his car for $1,462 and that wasn't paid for and three >> So what what vehicle came here for that breakdown? >> Uh it was a Mercedes. Um >> Same one they're loading tires into or a different one? >> Well, that's the Well, that's the only one I saw cuz that was the most recent. >> Okay. >> So I saw her do that on It was Friday uh evening where they waited till the storm She's the assistant manager. So as soon as the store manager went home for the day she had the guy back the Mercedes up to the first bay door and then she she helped roll the tires out and they stuck them in the back of the yard. >> get a tag for that car or does that show on any of your cameras? >> know. It may be on a Let's see if it's on a ticket. >> So it was Mercedes? >> Yeah, so apparently the assistant store manager over the course of the last year has been mainly stealing tires, having people Some guy named CJ who has a rental company out of >> She put that it was a temporary tag, so there's no tag on it, but she said that the tires were not for him, but sometimes she said she uses this guy to do courier services to like deliver maybe merchandise to other Pep Boys stores. So basically she called him and said, "Hey, I need you to take these six tires to my friend." Which basically she stole them for another friend and the guy with the Mercedes basically just delivered them to her friend. >> She's stealing. >> The larger the corporation, the easier it is initially maybe to hide some nefarious activity. It's been my experience in working with white-collar crimes that the white-collar criminals who do like, you know, embezzling from a company or whatever, they get addicted very quickly to how easy the process is and how easy the money is and then they can't stop. >> Right. >> All right. All right. So >> Yes, it's somebody down in Orange County who has a rental company business. >> Yeah. >> And she's been stealing tires and giving them to that guy. That guy pays her 50 bucks each set of tires. >> less than what the tire costs. >> Yeah, for about 120 bucks each, he said. Um she also gave a engine to somebody for free that was valued at about $25,000. >> She admitted it. >> Um and brakes, recently brakes for about $1,700. And then Lyft rides from August to November, um she's been using >> $1,800 in Lyft rides for her and her mom. >> And then she's been picking up her high school friend right here and then driving her to other places and stuff. That all is in addition. >> So over the past 12 months, she admitted to $97,412.85. >> Okay, I need to check my Florida statutes because once you hit 100,000, it becomes a different threshold. Like it it's it's already a felony, but it might be a second-degree felony at that point or maybe even a first-degree felony. >> And how are you guys tracking the transactions for tires? >> So we did that we did get a report. Um we have a report that is called the uh >> It's an audit. >> non-finalized special orders, and this store flagged as like the third worst in the entire company. And so the district manager came in here, I believe in August, to do an audit and inventory the tires because basically we had and I want to say it was about $98,000 that was never went through the register that we ordered and paid for, but were never rung through the cash register. So he came through, he did find some tires on the shelf, but a lot of it he just >> $90,000? >> A lot of it he just couldn't account for, but at the time, you know, they didn't know, you know, they couldn't explain it. But her activity on that report kind of stopped on a dime in August cuz he came in and started poking around, so she just found other ways now to steal tires by just, you know, throwing them on the the rental cars and and all that, so. >> So she even knew that they were onto him. And and that's part of the slippery slope of the large corporation. So, it may be easier initially to to do your stealing because it's such a large company and it's going to take a while for them to catch up to it. The other half of that is though, the larger the company, the better the corporate security they have, the more audits they do, and obviously it took a little while for it to catch up, but somebody physically came into the store and did an audit and it didn't match up and she still didn't stop what she was doing. She just stopped doing it the way she was doing it. She found a different way. >> And your name is So, How long have you worked here? >> 2 years. >> 2 years? Okay. How long have you worked at PetSmart? >> I don't know. It's just the most of the time I work at PetSmart. >> Okay. All right. So, okay. How long? 3 years? Why did you leave PetSmart? >> Hm? >> Why did you leave PetSmart? >> It's the best one. >> What's the best one you worked at? >> Um honestly, the mom and pops. >> The mom and pops? >> Mom and dad's Pet >> What was the reason you left it? Would it be that it's money? That it wasn't worth your time? >> It was distance. >> Distance? Okay. You don't live around here? >> No. Um I used to work in a Pet store in St. Cloud. >> Okay. Okay. >> Well, yeah. >> Got it. Okay. Okay. So, the reason why we're out here is I guess your employers are concerned about something. And I got your side of the story. >> [clears throat] >> Just so you Just so you know. >> I just want to place a report. >> Okay. >> I'm going to say what they want to >> So, like I said, I want to get your side of the story just like how I got their side of the story. So, before that, I'm just going to read you a few questions right off this card. >> Okay. >> So, >> This is you know, like I joke all the time about there's always got to be some distraction somewhere and this is either an employee break room or where people sit and wait for their cars to be repaired or whatever. And they have a TV blaring in there and And guy's just trying to do a simple interview. It's not a simple interview, it's more of a complex interview. He's getting ready to read read her the Miranda warnings, but all you can hear is that TV. So, if the microphone on the body cam is just picking up the TV and it's hard to hear each other, maybe you could have a little less distraction if you put the TV on mute or you turn the TV off. And if there are other customers in there, this is not the place to do this interview. >> So, you have the right to remain silent. Do you understand? Anything you say will be used against you in court. Do you understand? You have the right to talk to a lawyer before any questioning. Do you understand? You cannot afford a lawyer, one will be one will be provided for you before questioning is out of charge. Do you understand? Has anyone threatened you or promised anything to get you to talk to me? What is going on? >> So, there was a theft that happened. >> Okay. >> Um, you know, I've been working for these guys. I mean, I get paid really well for this company. Um, this one right here. >> Okay. >> Okay, this is the key on this. >> Okay. >> Um, this is the mouse here. >> For the end? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, the customer came out there to take the engine. Um, what they're paying for. Okay. I had already sent a new pump for the dealer. So, he's supposed to bring back the core. Um, what's the agreement on that? >> Um, when was he supposed to bring it back? >> I don't know yet. >> Okay. >> Um, but I got to wait for everyone to get back. This one here. It's worth It's one of my friends. I did a brake job for him. He said he'd come and make payments for it. Um, he is going to be slow on payments for now as well. Uh, child support. You know how child support and everything goes and all those stories. Everybody has the same story. right. All right, so he's only working minimum and everything else because of family is here or not, so I helped him out with that. Because he said he's going to put in more hours. So I don't know if he is. I don't know if he's not. But technically I don't have a job anymore anyway, so >> They don't know that yet? >> They got Huh? >> They didn't tell you that? >> Yeah, basically. >> Oh, they did. Okay. They didn't tell us that, so I didn't >> Oh, he actually just made that up. Um He's going So everything >> Is there So they said they're going to be working with the lifts? >> Oh, yes, the lifts. >> Okay, what's what's up with that? Starting from August, September, October, and November. >> All right. So lifts I'm here. Why do I need to call them? I'm on the street. I'm walking on the street. >> That's working. >> Yeah, you see how much help they have right now? >> Mhm. >> Okay, I don't want to just do people up. >> Okay. >> You see how busy it is? Okay, how do you expect me to do both of that at the same time? >> Very hard as it is. Are you a single mother? >> Yes. >> Very difficult. >> Okay. So I see the lifts. Oh my god. >> So she's not proud of it, but she's admitting it. She's like you see how busy it is and I can't leave here and I got to get my kids here somehow. This is often what I find in these interviews also. Like this company can afford it. You know, they're not compensating me for this or for that, so they justify it that way and they're like how else do you expect me to get my kids? You could tell she's fighting tears, but she's basically spilling her guts. Like this is what I did. This is how I did it. This is why I did it. And she's saying basically cuz she's a single mom and she's just trying to make ends meet so to speak or make some extra money. >> You're in the bus again, right? You're here every single day and all the way to take five hours to get to me. How do they expect you to go back and forth? >> Exactly. >> No break. >> Exactly. So I take the lifts. >> For how many or months to >> Yes, since school started. >> Okay. Difficult. How Where's your school located? Single? >> Pardon me? >> Pardon me? I get it. Single. >> Me grateful. >> Single mother doing the best you can. Obviously very hard. Sorry that you have to go through So Just like you're just trying to figure everything >> Yeah, that's fine. So you you said that you're going to work under the table or something like that. Okay. How did you get started in that? And then so he basically said for What items was he specifically looking Tires and The engines or the brakes or all of those? He's the same person that did the engines as well? Okay. So tires and engines, okay. How much was he paying you to do that? $50? >> She said tires and brakes. He repeated tires and engines. I don't think she's denying that the engine was part of it, but that's not what she said. So you have to be very careful about what she's admitting to when you write your report. >> Each tire? Okay. And has he been keeping up his part of the deal? Yes? Okay. How long has that been going on for? About a year? And he was a customer here that approached you at the front? So It's been going on for over the past year. Right here we have all these special order tires basically that you order. You know what that means. What does that mean? There you go. You know what that means. Um but these Correct, this is your employee number 489154? It's a long one. So only you have access to that. You ordered the tires that you ordered and they're saying that they never made it to the shop. Is that one of the tires that Okay. Okay. So >> He's doing a very thorough interview because even though she's admitting to it there there are just some little loose ends that you need to tie up and that's a great question about this is your employee number here, right here, right? 48521, and she's like, "Yep, that's me." Those are little nuances that solidify everything. If any part of this interview is ever thrown out, you still have a way to connect the dots with her employee number or, you know, her admission that this was her employee number. >> Would these be the tires that you would have given What's the name of the individual that you're with? >> Uh CJ. >> CJ. Um would these be the tires that are part of that? >> Yes. >> Okay. CJ, do you have any contact information for him? >> Uh just his phone number. >> Phone number, do you know his name, first name, first name, last name, first name? >> Carl something. >> Carl CJ? >> Should be right here. And it's this number here. >> And have you seen >> She's pointing out who Carl is. She's not going alone in this thing. Understand that when two or more people work in concert to commit a crime, that is called a conspiracy. So, if this is a grand theft, there would be one charge, grand theft, and then there would be a second charge of conspiracy to commit grand theft. Whoever this individual is, who would seem to be easily identified, would be charged with the same thing, grand theft and conspiracy to commit grand theft. >> Do you have a photo of this employee license? >> I don't have a photo of his license. >> I wrote his license plate down. Are you only calling him CJ, correct? >> Yes. >> Do you know where he lives? CJ, does he live at Sprague's, Barling Hills Circle address? >> Um it's a Comments, he the owner of the apartment complex knows all that information. >> Okay. >> Um so, he has all that information with the address and everything because I've gotten him arrested before. >> So, really, you're just doing this because you wanted to get extra cash and because of being a single mother, you needed the help of transporting your children. How old are they? >> 16 Oh, sorry. 15 years old. They're 14. >> All right, the spirit of the question was good. Like, hey, so you're He's summarizing. He's saying, "So, you're just doing this to get a little extra cash." And she kind of confirms it, but she never really confirms it, you know? And then he asks at the age of the kids. >> You take her out and sell the dogs. They're not old enough. >> No, no. I don't have a license to sell them in the back. >> Oh, working on the car here? I get No, I understand. You're like part-time. You got extra cash, three kids by yourself. Um You're doing the best you can for the list. Um The tires. How How have you been getting him the tires? >> Um usually he comes and picks them up or he drops off the car. >> He I'm sorry? Drops off the car and just put the new tire on the car. Did you personally do that or you make like a work order and one worker do that? >> Yeah. >> And then >> I never had a job. >> Barely no change tires. >> What are you going to do with such a flat tire? >> That's why they didn't call me. But okay. So, this work order one This was the friend. Jorge is a friend. Correct? Okay, so Um he's going through hard times as well, but he had every How much did you pay? Like a week now? >> No, honestly, he's actually been working He's been doing lifts, not like um He's been doing runarounds, scams, but charity scams. So yeah. >> Okay. Oh, so he's also a Pep Boys employee. >> I didn't know. >> Oh, okay. Okay. I got you. >> So, they contract with delivery people, and that's somebody else that's delivering for her. >> Okay. >> Okay. Anything else you want to mention to us or anything like that that maybe I'm missing or All right. So, let me go and talk Yeah, so I just missed the the engine part of the story. So, yeah. So, the engine was here basically or that was just you guys putting it in the car? Okay. But, you So, you just came and picked it up, threw it in his car, and had someone help you put it in or you guys serviced it and put it in? >> No, he has it somewhere else right now. >> So, he put it in a personal something like the back or was it >> The moving truck or a truck for my home depot. >> You know where that is right now? No. And he owns a business with these tires? >> He just wanted somebody to hold them. >> Okay. >> There's usually business cards running around with his name on it. >> Right. So, one other thing that I wanted to talk about that I didn't understand as well. Um so, from last week they asked sometime a video of you moving six tires into a vehicle. >> Mhm. >> Well, what was that? >> Oh, that was um last week Friday. It was for one of his um >> Jorge or a different >> No, it was for a different friend. >> Oh, it was. >> Um Jorge took his old >> Jorge took his old one. So, he was the courier to move those tires. You did that. Okay. Who was that friend that you gave those tires to? >> Um that was Paul. >> Okay. >> He was taking them up um >> Did he order those tires or same kind of like >> Yes. >> How much is he paying you for it? >> Um he's paying a thousand. >> A thousand for each tire? >> No, a thousand for all. >> Oh. >> For all six? >> No. >> For how many? >> Right now he's >> His name is Austin. H O F >> H A F >> H A F. That's all you know about him? And Jorge is one. His vehicle is floating in the So, how does Jorge usually get notified if he left the car? >> I text him. >> Do you have a phone for him? >> I think he has a phone. >> Is that that right there? Do you have a possible >> Um no, I don't. >> How do you communicate with Austin? >> He usually gets a call from up here. >> Comes in this side. What does he drive? >> Um he drives a black Infiniti Q50. >> What's Austin driving? >> Cadillac >> Cadillac? >> Yes. >> Beard? >> Blondie No, goatee. >> Does he have social media? Does he have social media or anything? >> Um I'm not sure. >> Social media? >> [laughter] >> Instagram Um I believe so, I'm not sure how you would spell that. >> Okay. All right. Has he ever been a customer here before? >> No. Yes. Yes, he's gotten an alignment here or something else. >> He got an alignment? >> No, yeah, I think he has. Yes. >> It's getting better, right? >> the H A F. >> Yeah. >> Do you know how much those tires are worth? This is >> It's an interesting uniform the Orlando Police Department has there. It seems that their pockets have pockets. >> If this is your kind of thing, subscribe. Then head over to the ComCenter. That's my other channel. It's true crime cases from the 911 call to the verdict, and it's linked in the description below. >> 10 hours, 10 hours, 10 hours. >> Maybe 10 at most. >> Yeah. >> In a year? >> He's paying 50 per tire? >> Mhm. >> And he's just using them for his uh >> I mean the rifles. So, we did 338 tires. 338 tires. >> For $2 a tire. >> $2 a tire. >> 338 So, this is $16,900. >> No, no, no, no, no. >> I told you. >> I just think the link was lost. Literally, if you want to take a screenshot of it, you just click that link and it's a couple of Easy as possible. I'll try to get my thing and then I'll get right back and we should wrap it up. How often would you say you have seen CJ like face to face in a conversation? If you're at Walmart right now, how many times would you run into him? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, so you're kind of friends or associates or whatever it is. >> So-so. >> But you would recognize him when you go there on a first name basis. >> Yeah. >> What if I showed you a picture of him, would you recognize him? >> Yeah, possibly. >> You have any social media or anything like that? >> No. >> Anyone that makes $5, they're good with everything and then >> Okay, I get it. >> Have they talked to you about what's going on there? I mean, you know, you're a >> going to be fired if >> Oh, I already know what I'm going to be fired for. But this is what Andrew is [ __ ] pissed off about it because everybody else loves me and wants to hurt me. So, he he's hurt. >> Yeah. What else do you have to say? >> Um huh? >> What did he have to say about it? >> He said he's disappointed and he was why didn't you come to me? And I'm like he comes to us. >> Yeah. >> I'm sure she is disappointed in herself and her management's disappointed in her. She's probably a great employee otherwise and the employer is like, "Well, why don't you just come to me?" >> [laughter] >> I think the answer is pretty simple. Like, I'm going to come to you and tell you I just stole $16,000 worth of you know, like 90-something thousand dollars worth of tires and got paid 16,000 for it. >> He said, "I'm heartbroken right now." So, he's supposed to give me PTO. I'm fired. Sorry about that. >> I just happen to have your other phone. >> I don't have my other phone. >> Can you stand up for a second, please? >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Am I walking with you? >> Yes, just put your hands >> Can we just walk instead of arresting me? >> No, ma'am. I'm going to have Ma'am. >> Um can we just walk to my patrol car? >> Okay. >> Okay, she was charged with felony grand theft and scheme to defraud. She was sentenced to 9 months in county jail followed by 20, that's right, 20 years of probation. She was ordered to pay the restitution and 97,400. Now, note the gap in her own numbers. She estimated she made about 10 to 16,000 over the year. So, the loss was nearly 100,000 and she took the fall for all of it and she pocketed roughly a tenth of it. Crime doesn't pay. Look, if you like this video, make sure you watch the next one. Be safe and don't get body cammed.