WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. – A receptionist at a Winter Springs optometry office faces charges after she allegedly used patients’ credit card information to commit fraud, according to a news release.
Winter Springs police said in a statement that someone at MacDonald Family EyeCare notified them on March 11, 2022, about “a potential case of fraud involving one of their receptionists.”
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According to the release, Angelina Mena is accused of using her own Square account to steal about $44,000 from 76 patients while committing credit card fraud.
Police said investigators filed charges with the state attorney’s office and an arrest warrant was issued for Mena.
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She was arrested Friday and was booked into the Orange County jail to face several charges, although police did not specify which charges, according to the release.
News 6 has reached out to the police department for more details.
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