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Second Arrest in Palm Coast Popeyes Drive-Thru Fraud as Alleged Mastermind Is Held Without Bond

A seven-month probe aided by the restaurant’s new owners identified the alleged organizer of the scheme.

Overview

  • Flagler County deputies arrested Shaunta Johnson, 42, on Oct. 15 on an active felony warrant following a long-running investigation.
  • Johnson faces charges including organized scheme to defraud, three counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, three counts of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, and three counts of fraudulent use of personal identification information.
  • Detectives say Johnson and coworker Chaniqua Richberg, 49, fraudulently ran customer credit cards while working the Palm Coast Popeyes drive-thru.
  • Investigators allege the proceeds were used to make commissary payments for Johnson’s boyfriend at Apalachee Correctional Institution in Sneads, Florida.
  • Johnson is being held without bond at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, while Richberg—arrested in April on related counts—is out on bond.