Hotel clerk accused of credit card fraud

A former desk clerk at Super 8 Motel in Crestview has been charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and grand theft after allegedly using guests' credit cards to make payments for rooms when those guests already had paid for their rooms in cash.

The Crestview Police Department was called to the motel June 13 three days after a guest informed the hotel he had been charged for an extra room on his credit card. He was charged for a room that already had been paid for with cash.

The suspect was terminated when she reported for work that day, according to the CPD report.

A total of six customers would make similar complaints to the hotel. A total of $770.62 was refunded to customers. Motel records show the suspect was the desk clerk each time credit cards were misused.

The suspect was arrested Aug. 13 and has a Sept. 16 court date.