Woman arrested for using boyfriend's credit card to tip waitress $5,000
Washington, July 07: A waitress in Florida received a US$5,000 tip which she thought was a surprise gift, but soon found out it was too good to be true.
Serina Wolfe, 24-year-old left swiped her boyfriend's credit card for the tip on a $55.37 breakfast tab at a Florida restaurant, Now, she is charged with theft and faces jail for the fraudulent transaction.
The incident took place at a restaurant in Clearwater, Florida.
The 24-year-old's boyfriend, Michael Crane, told police Wolfe asked him to buy her an airplane ticket back to New York. After he refused, they got into a verbal argument, leading Crane to put a hold on his credit card.
According to an arrest affidavit, Wolfe wanted to punish him for refusing to pay for her return flight to New York.
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According to reports, the Clear Sky Beachside Cafe had already paid the tip to the server by the time it was reported as fraudulent.
The boyfriend notified his credit-card company on Monday, calling it a fraudulent charge. Wolfe was immediately arrested on Tuesday on a grand-theft charge.