When this enterprising teenager got a job at a Georgia Kroger, he was entitled to work, swindling nearly a million dollars from the store during the two weeks he worked there, according to police.
Gwinnett County Police said 19-year-old Tre Brown swindled more than $ 980,000 at the grocery store in Duluth, Georgia, where he worked in December and January.
Brown created more than 40 returns of non-existent items and put them on credit cards, police said. Yields ranged from $ 75 to more than $ 87,000.
He used the money to buy two vehicles, clothes, shoes and guns, according to police.
The scam was so brazen that it caught the attention of Kroger’s corporate employees. They contacted the police department after noticing the fraudulent transactions.
Brown faces a charge of theft.
Police said Brown seized one of the vehicles he bought with the money before he was arrested, but “a lot of money” was returned after his arrest.