Hi. >> Hi. >> Oh, thank you. You're um you can come with me. I'm Crystal. I'm not Wendy. I'm going to um kick you out for a minute, okay? Okay. And then I'll call you back in here when we're done in here. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. So, tell me what happened. >> So, um I get an email like we verify when we're in our stores our deposits, but usually our treasury department finds like a missing deposit before us. Like within a week, they'll flag on an email telling us that it hasn't been validated through the bank. So, I started to receive emails. Um, quickly it was like two, then it became three, it was four. Um, right now I have six. Um, and it's going to be six in total. This store manager, she had just started here on July 29th. It was her first day in the store. So, like she trained with us for 5 weeks at another location. Um, and came here by 8:4. I'm missing my first deposit. So, >> so July 29th she started at this location. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And then um you said she trained for 5 weeks at another location. >> Yeah. >> Um but like in the capacity of manager. >> Yeah. Yeah. So she was >> But was she with the company before? >> No. >> Okay. So she got hired in brought in as a manager and then she was training. >> Yeah. So she finished her. >> So this was like the first time being solo. >> Yes. Alone. Unattended. Right. >> Okay. Um so it's actually >> Sorry. >> Um so it's actually Sorry, I'm looking at this. It's actually on 83 that I'm missing my first deposit. So it's one on 83, two on 84, one on 86, one on 87, and one on 810. 78 10. Okay. Um, and you have amounts. >> Yeah. So, here this is a copy for you. Um, that's like my email that's showing what bank it is. I wrote down the base address, um, which branch they use physically. Um, and that would be the information for the six deposits. So, quickly after, like I got my first notification on Monday um, of last week. by Wednesday. I was last week by >> what are we at? The 21st. So, >> so the 12th. >> The 12th. Yeah. So, the 12th, I knew I had an issue with a couple deposits and by Wednesday, I came in here to the store to meet with her and my asset protection manager um came and met us as well to discuss what was going on with the deposits with her. Mhm. >> So, she said she took all these deposits to the bank that they're all going to be in the bank. She's very mildtempered, not really getting upset easily. Um, >> so that was on the 14th on the Wednesday you came in on Wednesday. >> So, you did like a little investigation and then on Wednesday you met with her. >> Yeah. >> Okay. With along with asset protection. Okay. And so you guys discussed it with her. >> Yeah. >> So, she knows. >> Yes, she knows. >> Okay. So, and and then I'm sorry. So then what did she say to you guys? >> She was very like she was very mildtempered. I mean she wasn't argumentative. She wasn't anything. She wasn't riled up or any there was just very calm. And so I took him to the bank. Like I signed him out. I took them all to the bank. They're all going to be at the bank. And you know even after he left I continued to talk to her a little bit oneon one like maybe you changed purses or bags that you brought to work. Don't you want to go check your car? Double check. like if you were taking multiples at a time, what could slide out at a red light? Double check. And she's like, I know they're not in there. Like I took them to the bank and she's just very confident but not really >> doesn't care to help or look or you know do anything for it as far as that. And even like the day before because I was um across town, I sent the man the store manager that trained her. She's right up the road. So, I sent her on Tuesday to meet with this store manager and go over the deposits and I had her stop at the bank, see if there was anything going on. And she was very, you know, casual with her, really not too worried about it. Um, the biggest red flag for me right away was that store manager stressed to her like, "Okay, you're coming in tomorrow. You're scheduled at 12:00, meaning Wednesday. Um, make sure you go to the bank before you go to your store because you need to resolve where your missing deposits are. They should be validated by the bank right away the next day. You need to talk to a bank manager and not a teller. Um, find out what's going on. So, she didn't know we were going to be in her store on Wednesday, but like she came walking in with a bag of McDonald's food, didn't care. I asked her, "Hey, did you go to the bank before you came here?" >> And that was on Tuesday. Um, no. On Wednesday, like when I was physically in the store with her, >> but she was supposed to go there on Tuesday to >> She was supposed to go Wednesday, like before she came in, cuz she came in at 12:00 on Wednesday. So, she she doesn't even go to the bank at that point. So, in my head, I'm like, well, you don't want to go talk to the bank because, >> you know, they don't really have the deposits, right? So, >> yeah. Otherwise, why not go and try to find out where you're So, at the end of the night, basically, when they enter in how much their deposit amount is, it prints this report um for them. So, the corporation knows right away what was entered in. So, I mean, they they could enter it in as $500 short. They would accounting would still know, you know, what we're expected versus what gets matched at the bank. So, it's entered into the computer. Um and that's what they're looking for, that amount. And if we had deposited something different, it would still pop up on that report for us to >> um figure out like what the variance is for. >> But these are just >> they're not unmatched as if there was another deposit. Um >> and is the policy to like every night go and deposit like >> Yes, they're supposed to >> not to hold on to it like you can't hold on to it till the next day or you can't keep four deposits and then >> Yes. So technically they should be taking them daily, right? Um and if the person that's closing at night doesn't have a vehicle or isn't able to go to the bank, then we would take them right away the next morning. >> So for whatever reason, she's skipping days right away of not going to the bank each day and then taking multiples. So I'm sure that's part and we know that we don't want them to do that because we know that gives them in their mind they think like the bank's going to see me on camera. I drop off multiple deposits and I'm in the clear to take however many I want at that point, but you know, it doesn't quite work with them. >> Mhm. >> And when I like when I talked to Nellen about this situation, like at first there was 10. Well, not that hit my reporting yet, but when I came in here, like I still was missing and that's why these are all highlighted. Like at the time when I'm coming to talk to her, like even these are missing. And I mean, she just spent the whole time like looking at this and she's like, "Well, these are there." Like these these are there. I know. I just took these on Monday. Like, so she focused more on these and I'm still missing one from this group, right? So, she took four. I got three back. Three validated by the bank and I'm missing >> um the largest one of those. Um but like that's all she was like focused on. And I was like, "Okay, well, I'm talking to you about 10. So, I need to know that all 10 went missing. Even if I had one missing at this point, it would be a problem, right? So, >> like I would try to like redirect the conversation. She was just focused on that day and I was like, "Oh, shoot." >> took my deposits. That's never happened. I worked for Dollar Tree for 20 years. I've never hired somebody who just >> not at that role. Like, I could have some other assistant managers who get paid a lot less that maybe have taken something right away, but not a store manager. >> So, it's different for me. But I guess >> and she wasn't uh she just was not emotional about it at all or just not showing any sort of >> Yeah. Like just so nonchalant like the bank like it's serious and my asset protection said like I'm going to be here Friday to call the police if these deposits don't get to the bank. and she was still just very casual and like she showed up for work so I thought, you know, that it >> maybe they're going to show up or she's going to pay him back and get him into the bank quickly, something. But >> so on that Wednesday after that conversation, was that when she was placed on like leave or what what was the >> So I came I came on Friday and put her on. >> Okay. So when she showed up for her shift, that's when she was placed on Italy on the 16th. >> Yeah. And Friday the 16th. Yeah. So I met her in like the afternoon and >> um >> And is she like suspended with pay? Without pay. >> With without pay. >> Okay. Just pending what? Your investigation or >> Yeah. Okay. >> Just pending the investigation. She was told that if you know the if the money is found and everything was resolved during the suspension she would be reinstated for pay as well but it's not the case. So right now she's without pay. >> Okay. Um All right. >> So like and I you know I went over everything with the bank and I was like by the way the bank told me which is could be just telling me this. They said there was no CCTV footage for their night drop. And I said, "Well, really, it wouldn't matter because what you're going to see her do is drop deposits when she says she drops deposits cuz every time she says she dropped deposits, she took multiples and multiples still get counted for. I'm just missing at least one each time she goes." So I said, "You're going to see it." I said, "Really, what we would need to look at is the footage of what deposits come out of your night drop." And like I said, as a bank, I would assume you guys have a log on the morning of 86. You counted a total of 20 deposits from the local businesses, you're going to see 20 deposits come out. So, as long as that matches, like I know that my manager never brought you that deposit, you know, rather than being able to see an outside. Well, I don't know that the camera would hone in on know exactly which if there's 20 deposits from local businesses, how are they going to know that the one that would be missing would be from this business? >> But I'm saying like if they have a log of how many that they received and it matches how many they brought out, then like the question isn't with something going wrong in their banking process. It would be that my manager never put in the deposit or you know she kept one each time she went like which it what it looks like right I mean it's certainly what it looks like. >> So on this end here does it show you have footage that shows her taking the >> deposits out of the store? >> So there would be camera footage to show her. I don't know how well I'm going to be able to see, but I mean, she didn't fight that at all. 100%. She said, "I took them." You know, she said, "I >> told you that." And >> is she going to tell >> is she going to tell law enforcement that that's >> Well, >> the next step is she going to tell investigator that. >> Okay. Well, I mean, if you ask her any >> She already knows that she's >> right. >> You know, you know what I mean? So, I'm hoping that she doesn't clam up and lawyer up, >> right? >> Cuz we need her to tell us. >> Yeah. >> What happened? >> Okay. >> So, >> so I mean, if you if it's set differently, then I can just partner with my ass production with the footage and send it to you guys. >> Definitely. Try to recover whatever footage. Um, >> yeah. Um, I can give you a link. I can send you a link. Okay. >> Um or uh I don't know if it would be should it go to you or >> like cuz we use axon evidence.com like usually we send like a community it's like a community request um link and then you can upload any sort of evidence >> to it >> to the link. So, I don't know if you want to get with your >> So, um protection like who where I do have a >> I do have a a video requests email like the specifically I guess probably for these kind of situations. >> They they're usually specific to like if I see you have another case card for another case. >> They're usually specific to the case like and they expire after 10 days. Okay. The link that you would send, you mean? Okay. >> So, I would send you one specifically to this case >> and then you have 10 days. I mean, and then I mean if it doesn't if you don't have it within 10 days, I can always refresh. We can always send a new one. >> Okay. >> So, if you want me to send it to you, >> it's something I can forward or No, >> that's what I'm wondering. I can send it to you for Why don't I send it to you and then we can try it. Okay. But if not, then just um get with me and then give me another email address if it's if that's better. >> So at least we can >> try to preserve whatever is there, you know, because the more evidence the better cuz we bear the burden of proof, right? >> At the end of the day, like the state bears the burden of proof, >> right? >> So, and we have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, >> right? >> You ever been in one of these rooms before? >> No. >> Okay. You ever seen it on TV? >> 48. >> There you go. You know you're in the good room when you're in the big room. So, we're in the big room now. We're in the lobby. We appreciate you coming by to help us figure this out. >> No problem. >> Yeah. At this point, honestly, we're just trying to close it out. Um just trying to figure out what happened. Um Dollar Tree was concerned about some of their money and that's why we're we're Okay. So, you know what he's talking about? >> Yeah. My um >> I guess Crystal Yeah, she had told she cuz she had asked me did they came anybody reach out to me. I told her no. Okay. [clears throat] >> Until now. Yeah. >> Yeah. So, uh, when did you actually start working there? >> Um, thinking June for training. >> June. >> I one story. Yeah. >> And it wasn't at that location, right? >> No. >> Okay. So, you get there at June. And then what happened when uh when did you start working over at the the local one over here? >> Well, I did like five weeks in training. So, I probably didn't start there maybe today. Maybe end of July, I'm thinking. >> Okay. [clears throat] Yeah. >> So, at the end of July, you start working there, >> I think. Yeah. >> And what was your like job title over there? >> A store manager. >> Nice. >> Right from the get-go. >> Training. Well, I mean, >> that's pretty good. Yeah. >> I train I mean, I told myself, "Okay, well, I'm getting into Dollar Tree and start, but you know, it it was different from what I was expect." Yeah. >> Yeah. Especially the store that they gave me. So, >> and that's the boy store, right? Oh, yeah. Sorry for that. That's >> typical boy. That's how we get down there. >> And then everyone in there barely spoke English. So, >> yes, that makes it difficult. >> Um, yes. So, she was talking about I guess it was six different deposits. What? Uh, what happened with those? Do you do you know which ones they are? >> Um, >> no. >> I guess like August 3rd, 4th, two on the fourth, one, seventh, and 10. >> Do you know what happened? Did you deposit the the one she was talking about? >> Like I like I told her, I said, "Whatever deposit they leave in the safe, I think." Cuz apparently >> the one manager Okay. Cuz to me, I'm not used to pick taking deposits and take to the bank. So, this is my first time ever doing something like that. Okay. >> And then when I go to the bank, >> the teller say I have to drop it in a dropbox. Even though they're there, but I have to drop it in the dropbox. >> Okay. >> So, and there's no key or nothing. So, basically, you just pull and drop everything in there. So the days that I'm so for between from the weekends for Friday, Friday I leave from Saturday. So their deposits there from the I guess from the mid managers the night and then Sundays I'm off. So by the time I come Monday it'll be multiple deposits in the safe. >> Okay. >> Which I heard the night manager supposed to drop. She doesn't go drop it. So basically I have to take them and go drop them in the night deposit which I truly do. Like I told Crystal, I said, "Well, I don't know." You know, y'all giving me a store one. Every I mean, most everybody don't speak English. Nobody's dropping nothing. I come my first day, there was already five bags in the safe. >> So, and then yet we have to sign. Majority of them don't sign. So, basically, I'm signing cuz I'm taking everything. Like I told, I take everything I drop in the in the in the night deposit. I don't know nothing else. This is my first time. Okay? >> You know, that's what we're yall see me. You know, if y'all see me in the camera, okay, like I told her, check the bank cameras. Like, I don't know. This is my first time, so I don't know what was the deal. What's going on, what's missing, >> but you know, we appreciate >> like I told her, you know, they could search my car. You could search, you know, I don't you know, >> yeah, you you came running. You said, "How can I help?" >> I'm a new person. You know, I just started this is I never had this issue. Never had this problem. I worked for City Transer for 5 years. Like, I never had issue. I've been work as a store manager. I never dealt with nothing with money. I don't steal money. Why would I take your money? I go to the store. Now y'all taking deposit. Y s if it's sitting there is an issue. So basically I have to sign a a a log which I don't know from previous people whoever whatever issue they had previous from the other managers. All I told her I just take put everything together and drop in the thing and that's it. >> You know I don't I don't know anything else. So they basically let me go because of my me because of my name of the log. That's pretty much it. on. That's what she told me. They're just going to go ahead and let me go for it. >> What? Terminated. >> Yeah. When she they gave me a suspension and then she finally she said they made a decision to let me go cuz I had wrote my name on the log. >> I don't know. It's weird. >> Yeah. >> So, here's the log that I guess we got. I know it's kind of hard to see. >> Yeah. >> So, you deposited these, but you're saying you dropped them off in like a drop box outside the >> Yeah. And then and not only that, so when you go pick up the slips, >> they're not giving so so if you drop a deposit today, you go in tomorrow, they're not going to give you that slip. They going to give you slip for deposit you to prior week prior. >> Mhm. [clears throat] >> So they're not giving you everything. Um say you did it, you know, for this week. They'll give you something for prior last week. >> And then if not, they're not giving you everything. So we went, I went, she went, but they were giving slips from prior. They're not giving what we needed. Then they would give you then they would give me um deposit slips from different >> people that deposit. So they'll give me the wrong slips. >> The bank does that. >> The bank. Yeah. Which I gave her that. She took and gave that back to the bank. So then when I ask, you know, for the slips, they'll tell me, well, the people does not, you know, they have different people that work there. So neither they're not that's not in their store. They don't know. I have to wait and come back. So it was basically a couple days I was going back and forth to the bank trying to get slips. >> Okay. So after So after you dropped them off, let's say they're delayed on getting the slips. If somebody else went to deposit the bags, maybe they'll get the slips that you did. >> They would they would have to get the slips my I did, but then she even um Crystal didn't get the slips that the prior it would they would give her slips that either were a week [clears throat] past or two weeks past. We weren't getting them like correctly. >> Oh, no. That's what I'm saying. You went to the bank, you did the deposits in the drop back dropbox by now. Some another worker should get the slips, right? >> Mhm. >> Okay. All right. Um, yes. So, I spoke with Crystal. They still don't have any of the deposit slips from from those times. That's why we're just trying to get it figured out. >> How long's it been now? Since this happened. >> This August. Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. So, they should have got everything. >> They should Yeah. >> Even if they're counting like $1 at a time, they should have done better. was saying, yeah, she was saying they were waiting for back from the bank. I don't know. They were waiting for I don't know. >> Yeah. So, I I ended up speaking with the bank as well. We ended up doing subpoenas from the bank. Um because they're independent. They have nothing to do with this. They'll tell us whether or not they got the money. And the bank is saying they didn't get the money either. >> I don't know. I It's whatever deposit slip they had in the safe. I just grab like from which if you see if it's two signatures or whatever it is and then I put in the in in the deposit in the thing. That's it. >> Okay. >> Where's the where's the deposit on that on that bank? It's the Teresa what 100 North Congress, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Cuz is there Cuz with the teller and then there's a box right here. You open it and you just >> the inside of the bank? >> No, it's outside by the drivethru. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Um, what if I said there was no there was no camera footage of you at the bank dropping them off? >> Would that be weird? >> It would be. I mean, it's a bank. It should have cameras. >> Mhm. >> Especially in the drive-thru. >> There was cameras. There was cameras at the store, of course, cuz they got it like focused right on the on the on the safe >> and has you taking the money like you said you did, like you signed out. We're just trying to make it make sense. >> But in the drivethru, if you pull up and drive through the tell, they should have cameras outside so they could see what cars are in that drive-thru. >> Are you Are you getting out of the car to to put them in the >> Oh, no. I PULL UP IN NO, IN THE CAR. I STAY IN THE CAR. I don't have to get out. Yeah. >> In the car that you're going is just your um the one that's I guess registered to you. >> Which car do you have right now? >> The white car, which is my husband's car. Okay. >> Which car did you have in August when when this happened? >> Was it the same white car? >> It's It's going to be either the white Yeah, white car or then there's a um red vehicle. Well, those are my husband's vehicle. >> All right. So, they'd be under your Which is your vehicle? Your husband is your vehicle. >> It's under my husband's car. Yeah. >> Okay. [snorts] Um Yeah, cuz the next thing I'd want to do is reach out to the bank again and just verify that your car was there just so we can get you completely out of this. Yeah, I Yeah, I don't Yeah, cuz I don't get out the vehicle cuz once you pull up the things right there, you just open it, drop, and close and go on. >> Okay. Yeah. So, that would be the next step is we ask for the camera footage again of the vehicle and then we should see your vehicle doing the drop boxes on those days around the time that you put Ray. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Do you uh What kind of car is it? >> It's a white Equinox. >> So, they can narrow it down. It doesn't take forever. Wait, you can ask. And then there's another one, a red one, right? >> Yeah, it's a um Genesis red. >> And who who do you primarily bank with? >> Me? I bank with Wells Fargo. >> Mhm. [clears throat] >> And then we have Bank of America with my husband. >> Okay. So, if we check your bank, but there shouldn't be anything crazy like these amounts going into your bank, right? >> My account. No, pretty much. Um, [snorts] >> I'm saying just like if we check the if we check the banks, we're not going to see deposits of like these amounts into your bank account, right? >> Oh, the total amount of those. Oh, no. >> Okay. Just cuz we got to cover allins on our on our side. Okay. So, on those dates around those times, are those times accurate for the deposits? >> Well, that's Well, the thing is is cuz it's is Well, you have the dates here. they put them, but it's the date that you're dropping. So, it's multiple. It's not like going to be it's not going to be all these dropped like the same day. >> No, I'm saying where you put you deposited them at the bank. >> Oh, on the whatever. >> So, if you put that date and that time around 5:00 p.m. >> The time I even Well, that's what we have to put. Yeah, that's what I time I get off. >> So, in the time frames of those, we should see you there with your car and a picture of you, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Um, no. We appreciate you coming in. Um, that's the next step is getting the camera footage and just verifying that you were actually at the bank so we can roll you out. You know what I mean? >> Okay. >> Um, do you have any any other questions? >> So, Crystal, I mean, I'm I come at a tail end, but I hear this conversation with her. She liked you. This hurt her having to I mean, she said you were great. I mean, limited time, but she said this is we got very lucky having her as a manager. She doesn't know what happened here. >> Yeah. In the scheme of things, this is only like $5,000 or $4,000 or something like that. >> We're busy and buon. We got other things we need to do. If you guys could maybe figure it out amongst yourselves. >> Mhm. >> Maybe you could find the money that got lost and get it back to him. Something like that with that. >> I mean, we'll try. I don't know. I'll talk to Chris. We'll >> see what whatever it is. you know, >> at this point it kind of >> because at the end of the day I understand cuz it's, you know, as BBC the store manager and me signing off. So, it's basically like it's like my kind of responsibility at the end of the day cuz >> Right. And then and then >> the bank is saying that the money didn't arrive. Um >> the bank hasn't reported any thefts or anything from their dropbox. Nothing suspicious. >> We have you on camera taking the money out and then the money disappears. >> In the scheme of things, you have no criminal history. You come in here to say, "Let's go figure this out." >> Mhm. We're not trying to jam you up. [clears throat] >> So, if somehow maybe we can make this right with Crystal and she goes, "Okay, we made this right. I don't want to get her a charge. I don't want to mess her up like that. She's good people." >> Oh, yeah. I definitely don't want to mess up my >> Right. Cuz you go to apply for another job and then you have a theft charge on you, a felony theft charge, >> and it's probably going to be two felonies with a scheme of defraud and a grand theft. They're going to look at that cuz they're going to do a background check like they all do. Like you work at McDonald's as a fry guy. They go, "Do you ever have been convicted of felony?" They do a background check which is easy. Just do it on the internet. >> Yeah. I'm not trying to tarnish my back. >> Yeah. So, if this was a mistake, we all make mistakes. >> Mhm. >> They They got a messed up system. I would get nervous even carrying that money to tell you the truth. >> I don't This is my first time. I don't know why they even do that. Like they're better off just having like banks come pick up the money instead of having the safe. >> Yeah. And then they're dealing with different type of banks. Each store have a bank. To me, that don't make no sense. But >> they they they put you in a situation basically that that you weren't looking for. >> No. >> And you made a mistake. And mistakes happen. >> So you made a mistake in this situation and maybe we can make it right with Crystal. I mean at the end of the day is you know as being store I mean >> ability I you know >> brainstorm with me. So they put you in this situation they should have bricks come by. If they have $5,000 >> it cost them $100 to get bricks to go pick it up and then you're not out there with money. You're not out there driving your car by yourself >> potentially going to get robbed or whatever else. They're putting people in this situation. So shame on them. >> Yeah. and they're putting thousands of dollars in people's hands, which is a lot of money >> in the scheme of things. A lot of not a lot of money to them, but it's a lot of money to me and you. >> Yeah. >> Um, so they're they're they're setting themselves up for failure. >> You're a good person. >> You made a [clears throat] mistake. Is there a way we can get this money back to Crystal? >> I don't know. I mean, >> I really have anything. I don't know if they want me to do a payment plan or something to give him something that lost. I have no idea. >> What happened to all the money? What did you guys spend it on? >> I don't have any. I don't spend >> You had it and then you spent it. What did we spend it on? Where did it go? Why can't we get it back to Crystal? >> Did you end up paying bills with her? >> But she Yeah. This ain't $5. That's There's no way I took that type of money. >> Okay. Then how much did you take? There's no way I would even bother taking >> So the amount in total is the is the 5,000. That's that's where we're at right now. >> So how much how much did you take? It was less than that. Are they they padding the numbers here a little bit? >> Probably. [laughter] >> Yeah, sounds about right. That sounds about what they do. It sounds about you shouldn't even be in this situation, but it's shame on them for putting people in this situation. No wonder they're having problems. cuz they're not acting right. They're not acting normal. >> So, when you ended up getting the deposits, what what actually happened with it? What did you do with them? >> Drop them. >> Did you go home with it? Did you end up having to pay bills with it? You got got a little behind. So, here's the deposits here. This is what they don't have. And when you add those up, it comes to that amount. 65 $5,700. Did you get behind on bills? Did you have to pay some home bills for it? You have kids? Where did the money go? Maybe you can get on a payment plan with them. >> No, I don't have any. See, I'm still behind on rent pretty. I mean, >> rent is not cheap in the world today. No, it's not. >> So, that's a lot more than what you had. >> No, I mean, you can check my account. I didn't buy none of this in my account. >> Yeah, of course. So, they're patting the numbers a little bit. They're they're a mess to begin with. So, maybe it's like 3,000. Maybe that's the payment plan we need to get on. >> Not even. And how much was it? >> The 393, 347, 7.82. But >> so Nean, we can we can work with we can work with the Dollar Tree and discuss that with them. >> If you think it's more than what it was, we can always talk to them about it. >> No, it's not. No, I didn't take I didn't take I don't This is not more what it was. I mean, they say this is what they're missing, but >> I think that's like a crazy amount like super. Okay. So, let's just take it back to the beginning. All right. So, you get the deposit bags from the safe. They have that on camera that you're taking, which is fine. What would you end up doing? Are you behind the bills? Did you try to help out with your bills? >> Would you end up doing with the the money that you took? We're just trying to make make sense of it at this point, you know? >> Okay. Cuz at the end of the day, I'm not a bad person. >> No. And like I told you, you're criminal. There's nothing. >> You're clean. >> Yes. Um, >> everybody makes mistakes. We've all been there. >> Yeah, we do. >> I'm not perfect. I've done stupid. >> We do all do perfect. So, we all do do mistakes. So, what is Crystal willing to do? >> We'll have to talk to her. I'll have to give her a call and um try to discuss it with her. Um, but right now I just need >> But I'm not But the thing But yeah, for all that I'm not taking responsible for all that. That's Yeah, I'm not that crazy of >> No. And And like I said, I'm not saying if you think it's a different route, that's fine. We can discuss that. But right now, we just need to know what actually happened. So, you take the bags. Did Did you end up depositing them? Did you end up paying your apartment or did you pay for any of your kids stuff? Um, >> I get behind on my bills all the time working here. I have to figure out ways to handle it, you know. >> I was behind one time on my rent. That's pretty much it. >> And this was one of those like, hey, this might help me out just to make it through, right? >> It's pretty much it. >> Which what your husband do for a living? >> He doesn't escaping. >> Okay. He has no idea what happened. Okay. >> No, he doesn't speak English. No. >> Okay. So, it's just like I said, we we I talked to the bank already. They don't have you on camera. >> They don't have me on camera. >> Not not during these. That's the That's the issue. >> So, what happened when you got the deposits? Did you Did you take some of the money out? >> But if I have all the bags together. So So, so they're trying to say they don't have me at all depositing the the >> No, I'm I'm talking about these transactions. We're We're Don't even worry about the bank right now. Okay. >> So, you get the deposit bags from the safe. You leave uh what is it? Dollar Tree. >> Mhm. >> Where do you go with the bags with these bags that are missing? Did you go home with them? >> No. >> Okay. What did you do with them? >> I might have taken out from in from that car heading to the bank. >> You did what? I'm sorry. I said I might have to take it out out of the bag before heading to the bank. >> Okay. Yeah. Like you took the money out of the bag before giving it to the bank. Okay. And then what did you do with the money? >> Is that where the bills come into play? >> Made a money order and pay my rent. >> Okay. Where'd you do the money order at? >> Walmart. >> The Walmart. >> Mhm. >> Do you remember which one? >> The one right on military. Oh, the uh >> the small the neighborhood Walmart. Oh, >> okay. How much is your rent payment? >> 28. >> 2800 for an apartment. >> Oh my gosh. >> Mhm. >> See, it's it's difficult anywhere right now. >> Well, that's why we from there now. So, I think the next best step for something like this, especially since you're you've never done anything like this, you got parking tickets, whatever the case may be, you got traffic stuff, that's nothing. I have traffic stuff. Everybody does. My wife does, too. She's got a lot. >> Um, would you want to write an apology letter to Dollar Tree where we could deliver it to them? >> Yeah. Okay. >> Crystal didn't have anything bad to say about you. >> She's very nice. She's just trying to get it figured out cuz you know she's going to be responsible for what's going on too. But I just want to make it super clear for the camera purposes and everything too. So you got the bags You take the money out of the bags. You go to the Walmart off military, the neighborhood Walmart and get a money order and then you paid your apartment, your rent with it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you still have all the money bags and everything? >> No. >> Okay. What' you do with the money bags? >> Okay. >> They got more. Don't worry. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, the um raise right hand for me. Do you swear an affirmative statement is the truth? >> Yes. >> Okay. You put your hand in there. All right. So, the next step would be uh we would take you into custody for theft right now. Okay. >> So, we'll go up to our office. We'll make it easy. We're not going to put you in the cell here, but we got to do the paperwork. >> Okay. And then after that, >> and I'm sorry. >> No, we'll end up taking you to the jail. At some point, you'll go to your first appearance and they'll probably release her with no criminal history. >> Yeah. They'll take you to do fingerprints. They'll take a picture. Then later on, you'll get a court date. You'll get a court hearing. That's when you can explain your side. If you don't think it was that amount, then you can argue that it wasn't that that much money and all that. Okay. But I'll also call Crystal and verify everything, too. >> Okay. >> All right. So, it's not the end of the road. It's not the end of the world. It's just you have to deal with this. You made a mistake. You [snorts] have no history of this. You know, maybe it'll just be a money thing. And then >> Okay. So, do I have to go my job? >> When are you supposed to work? Uh 3:30 today. >> 3:30? >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> Call him and tell him you're sick or >> Yeah. I [snorts] mean, you can tell him whatever you want. >> Yeah. You're involved. Whatever you want. >> Let's Let's go upstairs. We'll go upstairs and we'll call him. Okay. And then >> today or no? >> Uh 10:30 now. Probably not because by the time you get up there, by the time they take your pictures, you're definitely going to be late if not not making it there. >> So, for now, because I want to make sure Once we get up in the room, I'll take you out of the cuffs. You can sit there until we're done with the paperwork. Okay. We got to do that in case a boss sees us. >> Just do me a favor. Your uh your person will put the the vehicles here. >> Mhm. We'll go upstairs and we'll call everybody. Okay. Everything. So, think about what you need to do. So, we call job, call somebody to get the car. Somebody has a spare keys or we can leave the car here, take it out, and you just pick it up. >> Oh, because I have the key here. So, somebody could get the key to pick up the car. >> Yeah, we'll figure we can figure that out. But let's go upstairs and do that. >> Just give me a take your uh your purse off and any jewelry that you have. >> I'm going to hold on to it. Put your uh phone in the purse for me. I'm going to hold on to it as we just go upstairs and I'll get back to you. Okay. >> We'll get this paperwork done as quick as we can to get you uh >> you're a normal person. This is not a normal situation. That's why we're just explaining everything to you. Okay. >> Cuz your hand like that. Uh, this one just like this. It makes it easy. >> I got your purse. I'm going to walk up with you. >> She was charged with grand theft and scheme to defraud. She was sentenced to an 18-month pre-trial diversion program and required to pay $5,777 in restitution. Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe for more videos like this.