Dieudonne
A Boca Raton department store employee’s attempt to impress his girlfriend landed him in jail last week after he defrauded his employer of nearly $70,000, police said.
Boca police arrested Joe Gerard Dieudonne, 55, of Fort Lauderdale, Friday night on charges of grand theft and organized fraud. He was released from the Palm Beach County Jail Sunday on $8,000 bail. Officers were called to the Macy’s store in Town Center at Boca Raton mall after a store security officer reviewed a return that Dieudonne had processed two days earlier.
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Dieudonne conducted a return in the amount of $614.67 for a customer who only had $164.10 worth of merchandise, police said. After being questioned by store security officers, Dieudonne allegedly admitted to giving merchandise to his girlfriend of seven months. He pretended to scan merchandise and allowed his girlfriend to leave without paying, police said.
Dieudonne also processed receipts from previous purchases, placing money on the woman’s credit cards and he issued fraudulent gift cards and cash purchases, police said.
In all, he allegedly gave his girlfriend about $54,000 worth of merchandise and conducted fraudulent returns in the amount of $15,863.29, police said. The report does not indicate whether Dieudonne’s girlfriend will face any charges.
