A handyman in Florida was busted for allegedly stealing a client’s credit card information to fund vacations for himself.
According to a Facebook post shared by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Jesse Modzel — a handyman whose family operated the Breezy Clean cleaning service — had taken the credit card information of a former client after having unsupervised access to their home. The alleged victim began to notice unauthorized charges to the card despite still having it in their possession.
Among those charges were hotel stays at a Palm Coast resort as well as unspecified purchases to the Breezy Clean business. Police say that, before the payments, the billing description of the business account was changed, allegedly to disguise the illegal activity. However, detectives were still able to trace the money back to Modzel, 45.
According to court documents viewed by Globe, detectives obtained a warrant and deputies from the Flafler County Sheriff’s Office were sent to execute it. When they arrived at Modzel’s home, they observed him exit the home but attempt to flee back inside once he saw officers. However, once one of the deputies called out and identified himself as law enforcement, Modzel surrendered himself without further incident…