I didn't want to get arrested in front of all of my peers like I am going to now. Is there any way we can do anything without me going to jail? Really big. >> I understand. >> For some people being employees in businesses where they have access to money can be very tempting. But what happens when law enforcement [music] steps in and catches these lightfingered employees trying to steal from the business? >> This is why I should just tell people no cuz now my life's ruined because I freaking said yes to her. I did it because I was I'm easily persuaded that I'll just say that I'm easily persuaded. >> Here are some examples of when cops catch employees trying to steal $25,000. Starting with the case of Diana, who thought it was all right to cruise in a Jaguar [music] to her workplace until winning lottery tickets worth much more than $25,000 without anyone noticing. This >> is your chance to be honest. Okay, give me the money. >> I'm saying Well, I don't have it all. You want my check? >> No, there's a whole bunch more in there. There's a whole >> These are mine. >> Okay, we're done. We're done. >> Stop. No. Please, please, please. Here. Here. >> It's a lot. It's a hell of a theft. >> You guys thought I was trying to hide it, and I wasn't. >> Look, Dan. What you were doing is you were trying to match up the numbers that you knew that I had. >> No. No. >> On the 19th of December 2022, officers responded to a call about a lottery ticket [music] theft at a local gas station. Little did they know, their investigation would unravel a complex scheme that would rock the state lottery system to its core. Hey, can you go in here real quick? I got to talk to you. Me? >> Yes. What happened? I just got to talk about some stuff. Flip outside for me. >> We'll talk about it. Come on. Come here for a little boy. >> What is this about? >> Come on. Just come this way. All right. Come over here. See where you're going to get my car. All right. >> Okay. What is this about? I'm going to explain it to you. Okay. >> And we're going to go from there. Okay. So, I'm going to read you something. All right. All right. Having these rights in mind, do you want to talk to me >> about I want to know what it's about? >> All right. It's about some lottery tickets. >> Okay. >> All right. Do you know anything about lottery tickets? >> Yes. >> Okay. What do you know about them? >> That I work with them. >> Okay. What else do you know about them? This is I'm I'm giving you a chance to be forthcoming and honest with me. So, I'm going to give you a chance to tell me what happened. >> Mhm. And then based on what you say, I'm going to tell you what I know. >> Okay. >> But I'm giving you a chance to be honest. Okay. >> That's it. >> Okay. >> Okay. So >> here. >> Yeah. This something happened here. Got some lottery tickets. >> Your name came up. I've been >> doing a lot of research today. Let's just put it that way. Okay. >> Okay. >> So look, I came up here to talk to you. >> So to give you a Maybe there's a logical explanation for this. I don't know. That's why I'm here to give you a chance to explain. So that's what I'm here for. Go ahead. >> Can I talk to my boss? >> No, not right now. >> Okay. Well, I don't know. What am I being blamed for? Stolen lottery tickets or something? >> Do you know anything about any stolen lottery tickets? >> Not really. I mean, >> working last Thursday. >> That'll be the 15th. >> 15th. I don't I think my my phone is here. I don't know. >> You you were here cuz I I saw I already know you were here last night. >> Oh, okay. Well, so what? >> The officers gave Diana a chance to come clean before revealing what they knew. They mentioned their research had pointed to her, [music] but rather than say the truth and make things easier for everyone involved, chose to act confused and asked if she was getting blamed for [music] the stolen lottery tickets. While she was trying her best to be a smart one, her nervousness was slowly giving her away. >> Anything happened involving lottery tickets last Thursday? scratch on. >> Did you make a mistake? >> Yeah, I probably but I thought I worked that over with. >> What? What? What mistake did you make? >> Well, he said that there was a short or something like that. >> A short of what? >> I don't really remember. That's >> No, no. I'm asking a short moderate ticket. >> I guess. Yeah, the count. >> Okay. When you say a short, how do you mean? Like, is there one ticket missing? Is there like 80 tickets missing? >> I don't know. There was a short I guess of like a maybe a couple like $50 $60 or something like that, I guess. So it shorten your drawer or >> no cuz you have to actually count them as well. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Like the tickets were short. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. Did he ever say how many were short? >> No. And I thought I worked that over. I know he came to me and said it but I thought I worked that over but it wasn't coming out of my check. >> Okay. >> So I don't >> how much how much was supposed to come out of your check? >> I don't know. That's what I'm saying. I don't even remember. I can look. I mean I don't I don't remember. >> Hold on. So there was a short in tickets of like $50. >> I I'm thinking that's one of the last things I remember. >> Who discovered the short talent? >> Only person who would discover is my boss. And >> now when you say my boss, you were referring to >> Okay. Okay. >> Yeah. >> When she began to realize that the cops were not backing down and things were becoming a bit more intense, she began to give them a snippet [music] of the truth still mixed with lies. Unfortunately for her, the cops could see through her flimsy efforts at distracting them. >> Came to you and said there was an issue. >> He'll always come to you if you're if it's short that day and then he'll let you know. And then I was like, "Okay, well >> you say work it out." You mean like he just >> I'm going to pay. Yeah. I'm going to >> Well, there's a bunch missing right now. A whole bunch. >> A bunch. >> Bunch. Like >> I'm just I'm just being I'm just like I said, >> keep in mind, okay? I just I just I just want you to keep in mind >> there's tons of cameras in here. >> Okay. >> Yeah, >> you did a You tried to do a good job, but there was some We can still see some things. I watched the video. So, that's why I want I'm just This is your chance to be honest. Like, listen. We do have to explain to you the fact that the reason we're out here is because it's five full tickets. >> Yeah, that's why >> there's books missing. >> Books. >> Come and buy. >> Several of those tickets were cashed. >> You were working here. >> And you know that because the gaming commission tracks every single ticket >> to the letter >> to the second that it was. cuz it's in the thing. >> Exactly. >> You were on duty at this location and no one else is in the school. >> So So you pass those tickets. >> Wait, wait, wait. >> Let me let me show you something real quick. Hang on. I just want to show >> D. All right. So this is this is from the gaming commission. State of Florida Gaming Commission. Okay. Look, >> you you know how it works. There's the That's the product number. There's the book ID number. This is missing from the store, >> right? >> Look. >> Yes. >> Here's the This This is where it was paid out to here. >> These books were missing while you were working. And they were also cashed out yesterday while >> Yeah, I did. Yeah. >> While you were working. But here's the thing. Nobody else was at the register while you're cashing these out >> again. Here's another one. You yesterday, right before it, another one. These This whole book is missing. entire book. >> The entire book. >> No. >> So, this was just your chance to be like, "Yo, Officer Moes, I screwed up." >> I did. I did. Black and white. But, >> and here's the thing. >> I need to let the state know. I have to let the state know how many are gone. >> Because now there's You got to think about this, too. There's innocent people out there that might have a ticket that maybe he thought was stolen that's not stolen. So, I need to know how many books were taken. >> Let's say it's a jack for $25,000. He gets charged with stealing $25,000. >> So, what I have to do, we got to try to protect other people, >> whoever it is. And we need to know how many books were taken. >> Did you take I know there was one. >> Yeah. I don't >> Which book was it? >> Um, there were um people. So, look, let me tell you this, Diana. Let me tell you this right now, okay? I know there was more than one book that you took and I can prove that to you in about half a second, okay? Because look, look, look, Diana, look, look, Diana, look. Like I told you, I know it's more than one book, okay? So, you giving me a little bit. We got to be completely honest. And look, hold on. Just let me finish. Okay? And the reason I know it's more than one book is because look, 12:18 yesterday, 1856, you cash one. That's from one book. At 1857, you cash another one. 1858 you cash another one. Those are from two separate books. So I know more than one book. >> I'm not saying that. I'm trying to take but I I know I don't have the full complete book, but I just don't know. >> I understand. >> At this point, she was coming to realize the cops had her boxed in and denying the allegations would be of no use anymore. There was more than enough evidence to nail her down. As a lastminut attempt to free herself from the clutches of the law, she decided to exercise her option of saying the truth. Although that would have helped her much earlier, it was not going to help her now. Sorry. I'm very sorry. Can you hear me? Can I Can I just say something to you? >> Yes. >> All my friends. I I really, you know, that I I I worked for a long time and I checked. >> No, you call someone to bring you. >> She said she has the books. >> Yes, they're in a storage unit. Yeah. >> No, I don't need the books now. I need the money. >> Let's go. Let's work on getting the tickets. Come on. Let's go. You get your phone. No, let's get your phone. We need Let's work on getting the tickets. >> Like I don't have it. >> Well, the books are reported stolen. The books are no good. >> Yeah. The state of stolen already >> stolen and we will pay. >> The books is cancelled. >> We need the money to pay for the lottery now. >> Okay, Sam. I will get that for you. >> Okay. Give me the money. >> I'm saying Well, I don't have it all. You want my check? You want I have two checks. That That's it. >> If you don't have it, you you you give it the Let's Let's work. Look, let's work on getting the >> tickets one second. >> We're almost This is not the time to do all this. He's already kind of said what he wants to say. We can't sit here. We're not going to sit here and badger him. >> Hey, this is not >> Okay. Okay. Let me Can I grab my stuff? >> We'll get all your stuff. Let's work on Let's call your mom. Let's call your mom. Let's go talk to your mom. Let's go. Let's call your mom. Let's work on getting the tickets. >> Let's work on that. Let's walk back outside. So, we just outside. Let's walk outside. Yeah, come on. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. >> Let's walk outside. >> Can I grab my Can I just get a smoke or something? I'm nervous. I just want to grab my black. >> Where's her purse? >> Hand me her purse. >> Okay. >> Let's call mom. >> I really don't want to go to jail right now. >> There you go. Perfect. All right. You're going to leave that stuff in here. Okay. >> Okay. So, this is what it is. We're going in there just to retrieve your tickets. Okay. So, all this is is consent. We're going to go with you. You're going to grab the lottery tickets and we're going to leave. Okay. But this just says I consent and agree to allow the employee police department officers, me and him, to go with you. Despite being caught already, she was with the cash all along. But when she decided to bring it out, she [music] still tried to play a fast one on the cops, indicating that she was on a bit remorseful as she claimed. >> Just pull the whole bag out. Come on. That's what That's what I'm saying. It's right here. >> Just pull the whole bag out. Just pull the D, pull the whole bag out. Let's go. >> These are mine. >> Okay. Just pull the whole bag out. >> The books that you asked for here. >> Yeah. Okay. >> All right. Tell you what, just hop out for me. >> Nope. Just Nope. No. There's a whole bunch more in there. There's a whole bunch. Those are mine. Those are >> You didn't buy all those books. I tell you what, if we're going to play No, I'm >> We're gonna play the game. I'm just going to tow the card right now. >> Get I'm gonna get the >> Okay, we're done. We're done. >> No, please. Please, please, please. Here. Here. Okay, just take the bag. Okay, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please, please, please, please stop. We're done playing games. We're done playing games. Just take the bag. Okay. Stop. Turn around, man. >> Turn around. Stop. Stop. Stop. You will catch no charge. >> We've been more than nice. >> Okay. I'm telling you now. >> My Please. >> Your other hand. Put your hand behind your back. >> Stop. >> Your hand behind your back. >> I ask you please. Please stop. >> Stop. >> Please. Please. Please. Okay. Here. Here. Here. >> Stop. >> Stop resisting right now. You're going to get hurt. >> No. I'm asking you. Can you just take >> Grab the Grab the We're trying to be gentle with you. I got you. >> We're trying to be gentle. >> Okay. Can I just grab you for anything else? >> We're done. >> Come on. Please just take the bag. >> No, we're done playing. We're done playing. We're done playing. We're done playing. >> Here. Here. Here. Come on. >> No. We're done. >> We're done. >> We tried. >> Okay. Please. >> No. Hold on. Let me double cruise. Hold on. Come on. Please. >> No. >> I'm begging you. Please. >> Okay. What? Please. >> We're going to tow the car and write a search warrant on it. >> They wanted to play games. Absolutely. Because at this point, you decide you want to play games. No, but I'm begging you. >> I'm telling you to get in. Get in. >> No. Can I just ask you a question? Please. Please, sir. Please. Please don't. Mom, please. Can you just give me one more chance? >> We're done. >> The officer slowly began to realize that the situation was way more serious than initially thought. The officers discovered many more books in the car. They found a library card and realized this theft had [music] been going on for a long time. They were surprised and increasingly concerned about the extent of her crime. The second she said that those were all hers. >> We can take these because she showed them to us. >> Well, she gave me these. So, why don't >> you just want to tow it? >> Huh? >> We could search it at this point. >> She has >> There's books and books and books in here. >> This has been going a lot longer than we know. >> She's been I know. So, >> all right. Let's grab those. Yeah, I want the ones from the door, too, because I guarantee >> I know. This is crazy. >> Look at this. This has been going on for a lot longer than even he knows. >> So, this is crazy. I wonder. >> Well, oh >> yeah, >> there you go. That's >> I have to look and see. >> Do not deface or lose this card. It must be retained in order to record this book is received. >> Yeah, >> there's so much here. >> Okay, >> I say we just write a ticket on it, bro. Okay, if that's what you want to do, >> I mean, it's not the crime of this century, but it's a lot. It's a hell of a theft. It's a lot more theft than we thought. >> This is a huge >> I say we tow it and just write a ticket on it. >> I'm fine with that. You still recording? >> Yeah, I'm recording. >> So, just so it gets on the camera. As soon as I grab these, I saw all these. I think these are all Yeah, these are all scratched. So, >> dude, I said we tilt it right at this point. I don't want to go any further. We could, but I'm not going to. >> Yeah. Hi. >> Please. Please. >> We're done. >> But I I was going to get the bag. I just didn't want to see him. Like, please. >> Hey, Chris. Can you come back over here? >> I'm begging you. But can you just give me my I need to ask >> Look at this. I'm going to Here's the thing. I'm going to pull you out the car. Okay. >> I'm going to put these cuffs back behind your back. >> I just want to ask >> I'm going to put these cuffs back behind your back and you're not going to resist us. Okay. >> But can I just talk to you really quick? We will talk, but we're going to put these cups back behind your back. >> I wasn't trying to hide. Look, I'm not going to >> Look, I wasn't Look, I wasn't trying to hide anything. Okay. Can I just say something, please? >> You guys stop now. Right now, you can't talk. Okay, I'll make a deal with you. If you put your butt in that seat and you can leave your feet out like this, we will talk. >> Okay. But I just want to >> Look, I didn't want to I didn't want to see. >> Yes, sir. >> I'm telling you, I'm going to I'm not I'm a man of my word. >> Let me out. I'm sorry. I was You guys thought I was trying to hide it and I wasn't. >> Dan, what you were doing is you were trying to match up the numbers that you knew that I had. >> No, no, no, no, no. Cuz I don't know the numbers that you have. Mine. >> All right, that's fine. It's Moz. >> Moes. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. But I I wasn't when you guys when I walked you to the car, I wasn't trying to hide it. Okay. >> I just don't want to pull the whole bag out and seem like a like just this really bad person. Like a whole bag of lottery tickets. >> I know. >> And I wasn't trying to match up anything. I swear on my life. In the end, the woman was arrested and charged with grand theft. As part of her plea bargain, [music] she was sentenced to 60 days in jail and ordered to make restitution. However, her criminal troubles didn't [music] end there. When she arrived at the police station, officers discovered that a warrant had been issued for arrest [music] for missing a court date. They also found in her possession, and this added to her troubles. Just when you thought you had seen it all, along came Haley at Dollar General, who took her employee discount to a whole new level by stealing merchandise worth $10,000 from her employers. You are being placed under arrest. Okay. >> Biggest concern. I'll show you here. She comes in here. She starts picking up merchandise where the high dollar tide pods and everything are. >> He has nothing to do with it. He didn't know anything about it. >> Money I did for myself. The other stuff I did for her. >> Like the merchandise. >> Yeah. >> On the 1st of October 2023, officers responded to a call from a Dollar General store about missing funds and suspicious employee activity. Upon investigation, they discovered that a 22-year-old employee named Haley had been behind it all. Haley had been issuing herself cash refunds and facilitating shoplifting by her boyfriend's grandmother, resulting in over $10,000 in losses. As they delved deeper, they uncovered thousands in missing [music] funds and an intricate web of deception involving a young employee believed that it was a good idea to steal from her employers. >> Did you call? Okay. You want to come over here real quick with me? Um, so is she in there right now? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, so just give me a basis of what happened, what's going on. >> Well, I was watching some video footage on her and she's been stealing from my store, one of my employees, and uh, my loss prevention person is here right now. I'm going over all of that with her and um >> Okay. So, she's currently like semi- detained. >> Yeah, she's in a break room or in office with Anthony. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um, so what what do you have video footage of? >> Of her doing fraudulent brain farts and a family member. Um, she is ringing ringing but not ringing her out with three overflowing shopping carts. She's sliding >> for for herself or somebody else. >> Uh, for her grandmother. >> Oh, for her grandmother. Okay. >> Boyfriend's grandmother. >> Okay. Um Okay. and she has confessed to stealing the sodas and doing other refunds is what she does with the refunds. She's refunding it. It's not even her product. She's taking it off the shelf and she's pocketing money. >> Okay. Okay. >> 50 and 300 and all kinds of money. >> Okay. So, how long is this? This has been going on for about a week. >> Like a couple months cuz we've watched your feedback on that. Yeah. That's why >> months. Yeah. >> Okay. Um was like uh night before last was when she did the full overflowing shopping parts and then the week prior to that she did the two fraudulent ref. >> Okay. >> We look back further. >> Okay. I'm going to make a phone call real quick. Um and then I'm going to go speak with her and then I'm going to come speak with you again. Probably get some more in just a couple more in-depth details. All right. >> Right after discussing with the manager, the officers went to [music] apprehend Haley. But at the time they had no idea that she'd be one of the most manipulative employees that they had ever come across. >> Hi sir. How you doing? >> Good. I got one of our employees here. She we just finished conversation with her. Um we've been doing refund fraud and she's been giving away merchandise to her boyfriend's grandmother. Most recent event happened two days ago where she allowed her boyfriend's grandmother to walk out of the store with approximately it was like $800 in three different time. It was 300 300 200 roughly. >> Okay. >> Because she didn't ring all the merchandise up and allowed her to walk out without paying for it. Um I can show you video. >> How old are you? >> 22. Right after making sure that she was secured, the officers reviewed the footage from the store's prevention [music] and discovered that Haley had devised elaborate means to steal from the store without being caught. And now that she had been caught, her fortune [music] was about to change before her very eyes. Although she appeared remorseful, the cops would soon come to discover that it was another gimmick [music] at avoiding arrest. >> All right, so I'm going to do you a solid and handcuff you in the front. Okay, but as of right now, you are being placed under arrest. Okay. Get my hair 6 7:15 10:15 Is it okay if I call my mom? >> Mhm. Yes. >> I've never been in trouble, dude. [crying] No, I shouldn't have it. This is why I should just tell people no, cuz now my life's ruined because I freaking said yes to her. Oh my god. He has nothing to do with it. He didn't know anything about it. >> I'm about to go to jail. >> I don't know when I'm going. I don't know. I I'm sitting in the office still. All right, Dad. I have to go. >> All right. Bye. >> Bye. Uh I I'll be right back in walk to the left. Left >> and then quickly. I know they ask their own questions and whatnot. Um I'm going to I'm going to ask my own questions real quick. >> After getting in the cop car, she claims she was easily persuaded. a common tactic for individuals facing [music] consequences to try to minimize their responsibility. She revealed the motivation behind her theft and spoke about her boyfriend's involvement and the grandmother's visits. However, she expressed guilt for her actions. >> So, why why' you do it? >> I did it because I was I'm easily persuaded. I'll just say that I'm easily persuaded. >> Times are tough right now. >> Yeah. >> And I thought it would just >> Yeah. So, as far as like the merchandise and then the uh the money you uh you refunded to yourself? >> Yes. >> Um were you doing that for yourself or for family? >> Money I did for myself. The other stuff I did for her >> like the merchandise. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And with uh with grandma, it was it was planned for her to come in and >> No, it was never planned. She would just come in and >> Okay. And then you would just nonchalantly. Okay. And then like roughly what time or like what month did you start um refunding yourself and like the merchandise? >> The refunding just recently started. It started this month. >> Okay. >> Or maybe since >> Yeah. >> So like beginning of last month? >> Yes. >> Oh, okay. It hasn't been going on for like a year or something like that. >> No, no, no, no. How long have you been working here? >> Almost a year. >> Almost a year. Okay. Um, have you ever been arrested before? >> No. >> You ever even been pulled over? >> I've been pulled over. I've never been arrested by another. >> Okay. >> Cuz what I did was completely wrong. I understand. >> And hopefully it's a >> It's never going to happen again. >> Hopefully it's a really good learning lesson. >> It definitely is. And it it's opening my eyes to stop messing with a lot of people. >> Mhm. As she came to terms with her arrest, Haley expressed remorse [music] and seemed committed to change. However, she didn't realize the long-term consequences of her actions. A felony theft conviction would follow her for the rest of her life, making it hard for her to find employment. You >> ever like threatened um if you didn't take it or anything like that or not >> coerced anything like that? >> No. >> Okay. >> It was all voluntary. I didn't. >> Earlier, she had claimed to be easily persuaded. Yet, she also said the theft wasn't planned and [music] that she did it voluntarily as a favor to the grandmother, raising major red flags about the consistency of her statement. >> Do you know your boyfriend's grandma's information? >> No, not off the top of my boyfriend has nothing to do with this >> at all. I got you. None of it was planned. It was just here and there. >> All the times were planned, but this recent time it was not planned. just walked in. >> Okay. >> She continuously continued to walk in and I was just like, I can't keep doing this. She's going to get me involved. >> Yeah. >> And she just proceeded to >> Yeah. Okay. >> That that was the night where it happened three times is when it wasn't planned. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. And then what why'd she stop at 3? Did you tell her like I can't keep doing this anymore or? >> No, I was like I can't do this anymore. You're going to have to find somewhere else to go or go do it somewhere else because I can no longer partake in this stuff >> cuz I have a child to think about. >> Yeah. >> And now where I'm at. >> In the end, Haley was charged with felony grand theft and sentenced to one year of probation. They were unable to reach her boyfriend's grandmother. At this point, although it'd be safe to say that Haley was a terrible employee, she was nothing compared to Chris the mechanic. You thought he had the perfect system to [music] grease his own pockets by stealing $14,000 from the register of a major mechanic company. >> Okay. >> All right. And and when did you first start this? >> That I'm not sure. >> Uh with months. And what drove you to do this? What go hey I'm going to do this? What? Like what made you think about it? What was the motive behind it? To be honest, I don't I don't really remember what I was doing. I just seen it and then I saw the opportunity. I just did it. >> You're going to be placed under arrest. All right. For scheming of the fraud and grand theft. Would you stand up? [music] >> You have any money in your pockets? >> Can't do this outside. >> Outside? No. >> On the 11th of December, 2023, officers responded to a call about a mechanic known as Chris, who had stolen [music] over $13,500 from his job. When they arrived, they found a 23-year-old employee who calmly admitted to the theft. He had been making fake invoices with customers credit card info, pocketing the cash, and exploiting [music] system downtimes. >> Oh, so you're Chris. >> Yeah, you told me you were here. >> Oh, hold on. I don't want to let him know. We had an office up here. But um so cash for we're a larger corporation. Uh two we have stores all over the country. So cash manager called man. They called me and said, "Hey, we got a lot of dist." [music] [music] Upon arriving at the scene, officers were briefed by the district manager, [music] who reported over 50 customer chargebacks in a single month. This alarming revelation prompted [music] an internal investigation, scrutinizing all employees involved in financial transactions. The manager [music] detailed the fraudulent scheme, and that the perpetrator collected credit card information, generated large invoices before [music] marking them as paid, and pocketing the cash. When confronted, Chris, overcome with panic, hastily produced nearly $13,000 [music] in cash, and surrendered it to the manager. But even this was not going to be enough to save him from the trouble [music] that was coming his way. >> Hey, what's your name, sir? Say, uh, we got to have a talk for a second. All right. Do me a favor. Keep your hands out your pocket. All right. Talk to right here. [music] All right. Stay silent. You understand? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, with that being said, >> how long you been working here, man? >> Not sure. I've been like less than a year. >> Less than a year here. Did you work at Tar Canon before this or anything like that? No. M landscaping. Okay. So, you've been working here less than a year. Okay. Um during that time, have you been working Have you been working with register or anything like that? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Do you do a lot of payments? So, you take all the payments that come in or how does that work? >> Not all of them, but I I'm mostly the one with this. >> Okay. So, during the time that you're working, you have access to the register, cards, and all that good stuff? >> Yeah. >> What do you mean like >> like do you have access to like cards and register and you take payments and everything like that? Okay. >> All right. Um, do you kind of understand why we're here? Do you have a kind of like a idea why we're here right now? Okay. >> Why do you think we're here? taking money from the drawer. >> Okay. You took physical cash or was it something that along the line of cards or what was it? >> Physical cash. >> Okay. >> All right. So, just um No, you want to get >> Yeah. No, you're good. >> Just so just explain to us. I mean, we're sitting here talking. Honesty is the best key. I appreciate that. >> Close the door. >> Huh? >> You want to close the door? >> Close the door. Okay. No problem. >> We'll talk to honesty is the best thing. And that's the only thing that [music] we can do to fix this at this point, right? Cuz at the end of the day, I don't think you're a bad person. We all fall short of times and we all need help at some point and sometimes we're that desperate that we we stoop to a level that's not our personality. Right. >> Right. >> Right. And we just makes mistakes. Right. That's all it is. Okay. But we want to write the wrong. Okay. So, I just need you to tell me exactly how this happened for our documentation purposes and for us to fix this. Understand what I'm saying? You get what I'm saying? >> Yeah. I got it. >> All right. So, let's start from the top of how this happened. >> Well, you got to go bought out recently by them then. You know, you know the system's old. >> A notepad or something? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So, you said >> So, you said we you guys got bought out recently? >> We got bought out recently and >> Okay. >> The system like see if there was no pictures or nothing. >> Okay. Um, we're learning it and then after that like system will go down and we'll take people's information like their card and stuff. >> So you'll write down the card information card information and then I use that retender ticket the cash. >> When you say retender what can you kind of explain retendering? >> Okay. Um, we put if we say it's um card but I change it to cash or >> on in the system. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, you'll take a payment and you say it's a card, but then you take cash from the person or how does that work? So, you take cash from the person, but you put in the system that it was a card. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Continue. Sorry. >> Question. Does that car ever gets charged? >> The card? >> Yeah. >> Does the card get charged? >> Yeah, the card get charged. >> So, you charge the card and you take the cash? >> No, no, no. I charge >> All right. They give me the cash. [music] I bring the system card and I put um somebody else's card. Okay. that action that that was given to us action. >> While he described the details of his ex-boys, one thing was obvious [music] to the cops. Even though he told the truth, he showed no signs of remorse. That eventually changed when he discovered the consequences of his actions. >> So, what happens is he would um and correct me if I'm wrong. So, he would let's say the system was down. So, they kept people they would write down people's information to charge later. Correct. So they would charge the card >> to the retainer and he would put it in his paid cash. >> It looks like they paid in cash, >> but it looks like he paid the card, but they paid in cash. So he would keep the cash because on paper it looks like it was paid. So to the untrained eye on paper on face plate, it looks like it's paid. Correct. >> Okay. >> All right. And and when did you first start this? >> Uh I'm not sure. uh with months, years. I know months. >> When asked about his motive, Chris was evasive, showing no remorse or strong [music] emotions, acting like it was just another day at the beach. >> What was the motive behind it? >> To be honest, I don't I don't really remember what I was doing. I just seen it and then I saw the opportunity. I just did it. >> Yeah, but why? Because I mean, you you see you're smart. You're not dumb. You're a smart kid to pull this off in this amount. You're a smart guy. So, what at what moment go, man, you know, I need some new rims or I need this. What made you go, I'm going to do this? Cuz we don't just wake up in the morning and decide we're going to start doing something. No, I didn't. Well, to be honest, I didn't have any plans with with it. I mean, I gave Well, I had the money saved up and all that. I mean, I gave it back, but I didn't have any idea to do it then. >> Okay. So, you didn't have any reason. You just get it just because. Yeah, I did it just cuz but I didn't have cuz I I didn't know what to do with um this with what what I had. >> Okay. All right. Now, is there anyone else here that helped you with it? >> No, just me. >> Just you. Okay. Um when's the last time you did it? >> Like 2 months ago. >> Two months ago. >> Slowly. >> Now, on average, on a 7day work week, >> how many times a week were you doing this? >> It would either be by or weekly or a month. Um, >> yeah. One time, two times a month. Um, you have to estimate >> just like times a month, bi-weekly. That >> so every other week. >> Yeah. >> And how much in total would you do each transaction? >> It either be a small amount or a big amount. Just depends on the >> And what's the biggest amount you've done? >> Um, I think like 9 to a,000. >> Okay. And what's the smallest amount you've ever done? Maybe like 100 bucks. >> 100 bucks. >> Okay. And um where did you keep the cash? >> I kept the stash. >> Okay. At your home? >> Yeah, the cash. >> Okay. And how much in total? >> Um they told me 14, but I'm not 100% sure. >> How much did you get back? >> I gave back everything I had. >> You gave back everything you had? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> How long you been working? Cuz you said you don't know exactly when it started, right? But you said you only been working a couple months. when like if uh if I'm correct it'll be it should be February. >> February when it started when you started. >> No, not when I started this but I started working here. >> So sometime between between February and October, September. >> Yeah. >> Cuz you said 2 months ago, right? Sometime in between there. This is collective over that time frame, right? >> Yeah. Okay. >> All right, buddy. Listen. So you're going to be placed under arrest. All right. For scheme of the fraud and grand theft. You just stand up. You have anything in your pockets? Can't do this outside. >> Outside. No. >> Despite all he had done, he had the nerve to make unnecessary demands and insisted on being arrested on his own terms. >> Okay. >> Is there anything else in your pocket? >> Needles or anything like that? Nothing? >> Nothing. >> All right. Um, where's your car? >> In the front. >> No, just take this off. It's in the front. I'm going to let him know that it's going to be parked here. Okay. >> Okay. I'm going to need a second cup on you. All right. Just get a little bit more comfortable. All right. How much you have here? Cuz I was going to walk in, but I didn't want to take your place when you're walking out of here. Um, >> wait. Hey, Chris. Never mind. Never mind. Our cars are in the back. [music] >> [music] >> This car is going to >> your keys. Chris, >> uh, my keys, phones, and airpods. Can you give it a Snider? >> Is it in the office? >> Yes, I have. >> Oh, you have. You want to give it to him? >> Yeah. >> Give it to Snider. You said, >> Snider. >> Everything. >> Everything. >> AirPod, right? >> Yeah. This one. I make sure I got nothing on. >> It's all safety safety stuff. >> In the end, the suspect was taken into custody and spent a night at the local jail where he had a few days to reflect [music] on his actions. He was charged with grand theft and scheming to defraud.