| Date of birth: | Oct 12, 1990 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: FASS, CRAIG 0361 (13-114207) (AR13-7493) 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)(A)(3). ON 082213, THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD OCCURRING AT THE CIRCLE K CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATED AT 1224 NORTH US HIGHWAY 41, INVERNESS. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE CIRCLE K DISTRICT RISK MANAGEMENT MANAGER WHO PROVIDED DEPUTY BEETOW WITH INFORMATION THAT THE SUSPECT, MS MEGAN VINSON, WAS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF the STORE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD THE COMPANY FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,215.47. THE DISTRICT MANAGER STATED THE EMPLOYEES WERE PAID WITH AN EMPLOYEE DEBIT CARD AND THAT MS VINSON WAS USING A FORMER EMPLOYEEâS DEBIT CARD (ENDING IN 4520) WHICH SHE WAS AWARE THERE WERE NO FUNDS ON THIS DEBIT CARD AND CONDUCTED NUMEROUS TRANSACTIONS ON THIS DEBIT CARD AFTER TURNING THE CREDIT CARD SERVER OFF. AFTER DOING SO, SHE would REMOVE THE FUNDS FROM THE REGISTER AND TAKE POSSESSION OF THE FUNDS. THE DISTRICT RISK MANAGEMENT MANAGER PROVIDED SEVERAL SURVEILLANCE CDS CONTAINING FOOTAGE OF THESE FRAUDULENT ACTS. THESE ACTS OCCURRED MOSTLY IN LATE MAY 2013 AND CONTINUED THROUGH JUNE 2013. ON 100213, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND CONDUCTED A POST MIRANDA DIGITALLY TAPED INTERVIEW. MS VINSON ADMITTED TO CONDUCTING THESE FRAUDULENT ACTS. I ADVISED HER THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT THE BUSINESS IS SHOWING IS APPROXIMATELY $1,215.00 AND SHE ADVISED THAT IS AN ACCURATE AMOUNT OF FUNDS SHE REMOVED FROM THE STORE. SHE ADMITTED TO TURNING THE CREDIT CARD SERVER OFF AND THEN USING DEBIT CARD ENDING WITH 4520 IN ORDER TO SHOW THAT THE TRANSACTION WAS PAID FOR AND THEN REMOVING THE MONEY FROM THE REGISTER. MS VINSON HAD IN HER POSSESSION THE CARD ENDING IN 4520 WHICH I SEIZED and PLACED IN TO PROPERTY AS EVIDENCE. MS VINSON MET WITH ME AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF SCHEME TO DEFRAUD AND RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE DUE TO HER COOPERATION. |
| Inmate name: | MEGAN LYNN VINSON |
| Arrest number: | 7493 |
| Arrest date: | Oct 2, 2013 |
| Arrest type: | Felony |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 817.034(4)(A)(3) |
| Charge description: | SCHEME TO DEFRAUD LESS THAN $20,000 |
