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Authorities in Bensalem and Langhorne worked together to arrest a 48-year-old New Jersey woman accused of being behind a scam that involved a stained clothing item.
Denise Faustino, 48, of Hainesport, N.J., was arraigned Wednesday before District Judge Daniel Baranoski on three counts each of retail theft, theft by deception, and disorderly conduct. She was released on $2,500 unsecured bail.
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Faustino is accused of posing as a orthopedic surgeon and visiting three different businesses asking for money after she says her $2,500 suit was stained at the business.
The 48-year-old is accused of pulling the same scam at Bella Tori and the Langhorne Hotel on July 24. Police also say Faustino conned the Kohl’s in Bensalem earlier on the same day.
According to police, Faustino showed up to the two Langhorne Borough eateries during dinner service and demanded money to cover a cleaning bill for her Chanel suit. She said that her server spilled food during a previous visit and that management would pay, police outlined in court documents.
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Managers paid Faustino about $80 each just to get her to leave the restaurants.
Faustino is also accused of stealing $15 cash from the purse of a employee at Bella Tori and using false names.
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Kohl’s in Bensalem reported that Faustino came in before the restaurant incident and said the store got makeup on the Chanel suit, police said. She created a scene and the store paid $133 to cover her alleged dry cleaning, according to court documents.
Surveillance video of the incident at Bella Tori was aired on local newscast and a Cherry Hill police detective contacted Langhorne police to say he recognized the woman in the video as Faustino.
In an interview with Bensalem police, Faustino outlined that she heard of the scam from reading she had done on the internet, adding that she had pulled the same con in New Jersey, according to court documents.
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Police said Faustino told them she used the stolen money to help pay for her medication.
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