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Date Published: 12/05/2021
ARCHIVED - Waiter arrested in Denia for stealing nearly 840,000 euros over five years
The restaurant owners, from the province of Alicante, had trusted the thief to look after the finances of their business since 2016
A 36-year-old waiter has been arrested for stealing almost 840,000 euros over five years from a restaurant in Dénia, in the province of Alicante, where he had been employed for around nine years.
The waiter, of Spanish nationality, had been in charge of the finances in the restaurant since 2016 due to his close relationship with the owners and the fact that said owners were periodically absent due to health reasons.
By taking advantage of the trust placed in him, the man created a system to steal part of the daily profits without being detected, in which he manipulated the receipts for each service provided and then deleted all trace of his wrongdoing.
According to police reports, the waiter had bought a property worth 180,000 euros and had carried out several costly renovations, as well as buying many luxury items such as designer clothing and high-end electronics.
It was also revealed that the ex-waiter had taken several expensive trips abroad to many international destinations, such as Las Vegas, Los Ángeles, United Emirates, Paris, Argentina and México.
His crimes were revealed when the restaurant started using a new electronic system at the beginning of the year and the owners noticed that around 100,000 euros had gone missing in the five months since the system was implemented. The business owners then contacted the Policía Nacional.
The police investigation soon revealed the culprit and, after he was found out, the waiter confessed and returned the 100,000 euros that he had stolen since 2020.
In addition, other employees from the restaurant have stated that, since the criminal was fired, their tip money had increased disproportionately.
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