GASTONIA, N.C. – An employee with Rue 21 is accused of stealing over $1,500 from the clothing store at 3680 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia.
Carissa Gray Mathews, 19, was charged with embezzlement for incidents occurring from July 17 to July 22.
Mathews had a manager’s security code at the store, and police say she performed nine different fake returns and kept the money.
Police say Mathews did that on five different days.
The total amount taken from the store was $1,507.33.
She was released on a $5,000 unsecured bond.