Couples Paid for Wedding Flowers That Never Arrived. Georgia Woman Accused of Keeping Nearly $9,000

A Georgia woman is accused of taking nearly $9,000 from wedding customers who paid for flowers and other supplies they never received, with investigators alleging she used the money for personal expenses.

Lauren Taylor Bogardus, 27, of Coosa, was arrested in Floyd County on two felony counts and seven misdemeanor counts of theft by conversion, according to arrest-warrant and jail records cited by local news outlets.

At least eight customers across Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio and Colorado were affected, with some paying thousands of dollars for floral arrangements intended for their weddings…

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