LOS ANGELES A former server at a Hamburger Hamlet unit in West Los Angeles has been charged with nine counts of identity theft and five counts of grand theft for stealing the credit card numbers of up to 40 restaurant customers last year.
April DuBoise, who is scheduled for arraignment June 25, faces up to 12 years in jail and/or $12,000 in fines, according to officials at the Los Angeles city attorney's office.
DuBoise was allegedly approached by a man who offered her $10 for every credit/debit card number she stole using a skimming devise called a "wedge." Up to $16,266 in unauthorized charges reported by six customers were linked to the case, and DuBoise was identified as the server for each.
Officials from Hamburger Hamlet parent Hamlet Restaurant Group reportedly said the server was identified in part because fellow staff members noticed that she would visit the restroom after picking up a customer's card - presumably to swipe the card with the hand-held wedge.
Investigators believe DuBoise was only paid about $200 by the unidentified man who recruited her. The man remains at large.