| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM 0463 (AR15-15490) THE DEFENDANT DID KNOWINGLY COMMIT A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD, IN WHICH SHE CONDUCTED A SYSTEMATIC, ONGOING COURSE OF CONDUCT WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD ONE OR MORE PERSONS, OR WITH INTENT TO OBTAIN PROPERTY FROM ONE OR MORE PERSONS BY FALSE OR FRAUDULENT PRETENSES, REPRESENTATIONS OR PROMISES OR WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATIONS OF A FUTURE ACT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 817.034(4)(B)(1). ON 062315, A THEFT WAS REPORTED AT THE PINCH A PENNY POOL STORE, LOCATED AT 2661 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, IN INVERNESS. THE COMPLAINANT, MS KIMBERLY CARSON, ADVISED THAT SHE BELIEVED THAT AN EMPLOYEE, MS KATHRYN DEPTULA HAD BEEN STEALING AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF MONEY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THE RESPONDING DEPUTY ADVISED THE COMPLAINANT THAT THIS DETECTIVE WOULD CONTACT HER ON 062415. ON 062415, I CONTACTED THE COMPLAINANT, MS KIMOTHY CARSON. THE COMPLAINANT PROVIDED ME WITH SEVERAL COPIES OF INVOICES, WHERE SHE BELIEVED THE DEFENDANT HAD STOLEN MONEY FROM. SHE FURTHER ADVISED WHAT THE DEFENDANT WAS DOING WAS WHEN A CUSTOMER WOULD COME IN AND MAKE A PURCHASE, LATER IN THE DAY SHE WOULD DO A FRAUDULENT REFUND, USING THE CUSTOMER'S INFORMATION. MS CARSON THEN PROVIDED ME WITH 11 INVOICES, WHERE SHE BELIEVED THAT THE REFUNDS WERE FRAUDULENT. SHE ALSO SHOWED ME ON SOME OF THE INVOICES, WHERE A CREDIT CARD WAS USED TO PAY FOR THE INITIAL PURCHASE, BUT ON THE REFUND IT STATED that THE CUSTOMER WAS GIVEN CASH. THIS WAS A VIOLATION OF the COMPANY'S POLICY, BECAUSE ANYTIME A CUSTOMER PAID WITH A CREDIT CARD, ANY CREDIT WAS THEN REFUNDED BACK TO THEIR CREDIT CARD. MS CARSON STATED THAT SHE CONTACTED SOME OF THE CUSTOMERS. THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED STATED THAT THEY DENIED PURCHASING CERTAIN ITEMS AND EVER RECEIVING A CASH REFUND FOR SAID ITEMS. I CONTACTED ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS on the LIST. HE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT HE NEVER RETURNED ANY ITEMS FOR CASH. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, AT which TIME, I ADVISED HER OF HER MIRANDA RIGHTS, VIA AN AGENCY MIRANDA CARD. UPON ADVISING THE DEFENDANT OF THE ALLEGATIONS, SHE IMMEDIATELY INVOKED HER MIRANDA RIGHTS. I PLACED THE DEFENDANT UNDER ARREST, SHE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. ONCE AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT ADVISED ME THAT SHE CHANGED HER MIND AND WISHED TO SPEAK TO ME. I THEN READ HER MIRANDA RIGHTS AGAIN AND CONDUCTED A POST MIRANDA DIGITALLY RECORDED INTERVIEW. DURING THE INTERVIEW THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO CONDUCTING THE FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS AND STATED that SHE BELIEVED THAT SHE HAD DONE SO SINCE 042515. SHE ALSO BELIEVED THAT SHE ONLY DID IT APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES AND RECEIVED ONLY AROUND $1,300.00. WHEN ASKED WHY SHE HAD DONE THIS, SHE STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED SHE WAS OWED MONEY FOR BONUSES AND LACK OF RAISES AND THAT WAS WHY SHE STOLE THE MONEY. THE DEFENDANT AND I REVIEWED THE INVOICES THAT I HAD IN MY POSSESSION, FOR WHICH SHE ADMITTED TO TAKING MONEY on the FOLLOWING DATES: DATE\t\tAMOUNT 042415 \t$137.79 042515\t$ 72.07 042815 \t$ 61.44 042915 \t$ 62.53 050215 \t$ 89.97 050415 \t$ 72.07 060215\t$ 38.57 062315 \t$103.34 THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT TAKE MONEY ON: 042815 FOR $31.75 AND 050215 FOR $34.44. SHE ADVISED THAT THOSE WERE VALID REFUNDS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE COMPLAINANT WAS NOW HAVING A FORENSIC AUDIT COMPLETED, WHERE IT WAS believed THAT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL OTHER TRANSACTIONS ATTRIBUTED to the DEFENDANT. THESE TRANSACTIONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE REPORT ONCE THEY ARE AVAILABLE. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
