Former McDonald’s manager arrested for stealing $18G: police
A Connecticut McDonald’s manager was charged with second-degree larceny, third-degree identity theft and second-degree forgery
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A former McDonald’s manager in Connecticut was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $18,000 from the restaurant where she worked.
Vivian L. Benitez, 35, from Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested on Thursday morning, according to a press release from the South Windsor Police Department.
According to the release, while Benitez was a manager at a local McDonald’s, she allegedly made fake timecards for her workers by "manually entering hours into their paychecks over to herself" and cashing them.
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Police said she allegedly ran the scheme from January 2020 to December 2020. In total, she reportedly took $18,830.25 in fraudulent transactions, according to officials.
Benitez did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
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The South Windsor Police Department started investigating Benitez in January of this year, the release said.
A former McDonald's manager in Connecticut was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stealing $18,830.25 from the restaurant, police said. (iStock)
Benitez was charged with second-degree larceny, as well as 64 counts of third-degree identity theft and 64 counts of second-degree forgery, the press release said.
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According to the press release, Benitez turned herself in on Thursday. After she was processed, Benitez was released on a $1,500 non-surety bond.
She is scheduled to appear in court in May.